LONDON, August 30 /PRNewswire/ -- BravoSolution, one of Europe's leading providers of eSourcing software
and services, today introduces it's senior management team. Many members
have been in place since the company set up in the UK in 2005, however recent
appointments completed the team, bringing together experts in public and
private sector procurement.
Nader Sabbaghian
Managing Director
Nader Sabbaghian joined the BravoSolution group in September 2001 as
Marketing & Communications Director, subsequently taking on the
responsibility of developing BravoSolution's UK operations in 2005.
Nader is an Engineering graduate with a Masters degree in Management &
Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He began
his career in consulting working for Accenture and McKinsey & Company on
technology and strategy engagements for clients in Telecoms, Banking and
Airline industries. Since 2000 he has focused his efforts in launching
e-Commerce start-ups in Europe. As part of the founding management team in
Private Equity and Corporate backed ventures, Nader's role has been primarily
in strategy, marketing and business development.
Nader has lived and worked in Canada, the USA and Italy. He now lives in
London with his wife and son.
Steve Ellesmere
Account Director
Steve Ellesmere is an Account Director responsible for the private sector
business of BravoSolution UK. Steve brings over 20 years of experience in
improving the performance of purchasing and supply processes in large
businesses.
Steve was instrumental in transforming supply chain planning processes at
Scottish Courage, developing new supply planning systems for BP Oil, and
transforming global purchasing and supply at Hilton International. His
consulting experience has involved the management of at least 120 purchasing
and supply performance improvement projects.
Richard Hogg
Account Director
Richard joined BravoSolution in 2005 to support a significant growth
phase in the delivery of eSourcing solutions within the public and private
sectors.
Richard is an Engineering graduate, with an Honours degree from the
University of Manchester. His subsequent experience has included over six
years within eSourcing including spend analysis, category sourcing, eAuction
delivery and supplier management including leading change management
programmes within public, utility and private sector organisations.
Prior to BravoSolution, Richard was Head of eSourcing for Achilles and a
Key Account Manager for Intershop UK.
Alun Moore
Account Director
Alun has extensive experience of introducing and running eSourcing
programmes within the UK Public Sector; Central Government, Local
Authorities, Education and Utilities. Prior to joining BravoSolution Alun was
head of eAuctions at Achilles, focussed on supporting the UK Public Sector in
the running of fully EU compliant eAuction programmes. During this time he
worked with many Local Authorities, completing over 200 auctions across
diverse categories from Special Needs Transport to multi-million pound IT
procurements.
Alun has a background in Engineering and a post graduate CIM Marketing
Diploma, he also brings many years experience of working with hi-tech UK
manufacturing companies.
Daniel Quinn
Account Director
Daniel has been an Account Director with BravoSolution since early 2005,
managing a portfolio of clients including; the BBC, OGCbuying.solutions and
the Home Office. He has extensive experience deploying eSourcing solutions
across both the Private and Public sectors, including the strategic use of
eAuction programmes to unlock maximum economic value.
Daniel originally gained his procurement stripes with the J.Sainsbury's
group, working for Homebase and Sainsbury's Supermarkets in senior project
management and eTrading/eProcurement roles. He later moved into category
management, strategic consultancy and the management of outsourced
procurement projects and large scale eSourcing deployments.
Daniel has an MBA and qualifications in Project Management and
Procurement.
About BravoSolution
BravoSolution is a leading international provider of eSourcing solutions.
Our mission is to generate value by supporting our clients in the improvement
of procurement processes through innovative web-based technologies and
services.
Launched in June 2000 by Italcementi Group, one of Europe's largest
multinationals, we have effectively combined professional expertise and
technological excellence in the area of procurement in order to deliver
valuable results to our numerous customers worldwide.
BravoSolution has offices in London, Milan, Rome, Madrid, Paris and
Shanghai. In the UK we are the sole approved provider of eSourcing Services
under the Framework Agreement managed by an Executive Agency of the UK
Treasury.
BravoSolution has a steadily growing team of more than 220 professionals
and has now managed over 55,000 online negotiations, totalling over GBP15
billion of spend.
To find out more contact our press office:
Sarah Clarke
s.clarke@bravosolution.com
+44-0-20-7796-4170
BravoSolution
