Christophe Van Riel

Vice President Procurement Europe & MEA
Ecolab Europe

Christophe is Vice President Procurement Europe & MEA for Ecolab since 2013. He has the responsibility for Direct and indirect materials, a portfolio of more than 1.5 Billion of spend, for the Europe & MEA regions. In the past 4 years he drove the transformation of the functions towards strategic sourcing with the creation of Centers of Expertise. Prior joining the Procurement function he held different supply chain and business functions for Ecolab (Nalco divisions). During his 25 years within the Ecolab group he lived in France, Germany, The Netherlands and Switzerland. He received a Master Degree of Engineering in Physics from the University of Clermont-Ferrand (France). He lives in Lausanne Switzerland and likes to spend his free time with his family & friends. He also likes to participate to fun sportive challenges.

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Conference Day Three – Thursday 6 April 2017

Sunday, June 4th, 2017

10:10 Case study interactive – Ethical sourcing: How can you work with your suppliers to ensure they help rather than hinder your business sustainability and ethical goals?

10 minutes from the leader

20 minutes: Delegates will set up in round tables - each round table will discuss how to solve this challenge

How can you approach suppliers and segment your supply base to understand who will be an innovative supplier for your business? Based on:

10 minutes: Feedback from each round table and conclusion from the leader