CIPS appoints new Trustees, Juliet Sotnick, FCIPS and Suzanne Wise
30 January 2024
CIPS has appointed Juliet Sotnick, FCIPS, and Suzanne Wise to its Global Board of Trustees. They take up their positions immediately, having been voted onto the Board at a CIPS EGM on 17 January 2024.
Juliet Sotnick
Juliet Sotnick was VP Procurement and Supply Chain at IHS Towers, focusing on emerging markets including Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. She has served as Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer at Babcock International Group leading a global team of 1,000 people. Prior to that, she was Group Head of Procurement at Sky and Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. in New York. Juliet holds a Masters in Business Administration from New York University, has completed the Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership Programme at Harvard University and is an accredited Executive Coach. Juliet has been a Fellow of CIPS since 2016.
Suzanne Wise
Suzanne Wise is a lawyer by professional background and a sustainability expert. She has been a board director and senior executive with extensive experience across a diverse range of industries, ranging from the consumer and FMCG manufacturing sector, to the rail and infrastructure sectors. She has worked within large, complex and multinational private, public regulated industry and not-for-profit entities. Suzanne retired from her executive career in 2022, returning to the UK in 2023 and is a strategy consultant focusing on climate change and sustainability, and their impact on business.
Alison Barto, Chair of CIPS’ Global Board of Trustees commented:
"I am delighted that Juliet and Suzanne have joined CIPS’ Global Board of Trustees. I know they will not only apply their very impressive experience to the Board and to CIPS, but they will bring dedication and dynamism to the role as we strive towards our purpose of transforming procurement and supply for a more ethical and sustainable society.”