Professor Christine Harland
Association President and Director, Centre for Research
in Strategic Purchasing and Supply, University of Bath

Christine’s specialist field of research is strategic supply management. Her particular interests include the development of the concept of supply strategy, a holistic approach to supply networks, formulation of strategy for supply networks, complex confederal public sector supply networks, international comparative studies of public procurement, the study of perceptions in supply chains, focus and roles in supply chains, e-procurement, and supply chain performance. She is Co-Director of the research partnership with the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency on supply strategy in the health sector helping to innovate service packages and redesign the supply network to serve end customers better, and to deliver government objectives. She has been Principal Investigator on a number of research projects including the EPSRC-funded Inter-Organisation Networks project, the E-business for SME Supply Chains project funded by the DTI and BT and The Future Potential of E-Procurement within the United Nations. Christine has co-authored two leading texts, Operations Management and Cases in Operations Management and was Editor of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management from 2001 to 2004. She has been external examiner and ‘expert’ for the EPSRC on supply chain management, supply networks and operations planning and control, and is the current President of the Health Care Supply Association.

John Warrington
Director of Policy and Innovation, NHS PASA

John was made Head of Research and Innovation for NHS PASA on its formation in April 2000, and was appointed a Director in January 2004, with responsibility for research and innovation and national procurement for food, domestics and textiles categories. His current role is Director – Policy and Innovation. His span of control includes research, innovation, special projects, communication and procurement policy for the NHS. He has also recently taken on the responsibility for the roll-out of the Collaborative Hub Programme. John is a member of CIPS and holds an MBA from the University of Bath.

Mark Roscrow
Director, Welsh Health Supplies

Mark joined the NHS in 1978, and has had a number of roles in procurement, mainly in Wales. He took up his current role as Director of Welsh Health Supplies in 1996, since when he has led a major drive to ensure continuous improvement in the organisation through the implementation of the EFQM model. Mark is a member of the Procurement Board for Wales and the UK Four Nations Strategy Group, and represents the NHS on a number of Welsh Assembly forums.

Jonathan Wedgbury
Chief Executive, HPC (inc. West Midlands Procurement Alliance and Lifesource CPH) and Chief Executive, North Central London Collaborative Procurement Hub

In 2006 the HPC received a Highly Commended award for Team Procurement Excellence at the annual GO (Government Opportunities) Excellence in Public Procurement Awards. HPC was also shortlisted for a Best Public Procurement Project award at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Supply Management Awards 2006. The CIPS Supply Management Awards are designed to celebrate and reward excellence in the field of purchasing and supply management. Previous to his work with HPC and North Central London Collaborative Procurement Hub, Jonathan was Purchasing Manager at Stoke on Trent Hospital, Purchasing and Supply Manager at Leicestershire Community and Leicester Royal Infirmary, Commercial Director of West Midlands Regional Health Authority, and Purchasing Director at Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust (Teaching).