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Procurement Service Management

IPT-PI

The Procurement group is divided in the following sections:

  • Services, Process Excellence, Communication (IPT-PI-SE);
  • Orders, Stores and BCO (IPT-PI-OS);
  • Supplies (IPT-PI-SU);
  • Civil Engineering, FCC and Outreach (IPT-PI-CE).
  • Procurement Group Leader's office (DO-IT, MICE)

 

Cristina Lara

Role(s)
Head of Group
Section
Procurement Service Management
Practice Area
Head of Procurement and Industrial Services
Experience

Cristina completed her degree in business administration in Madrid (Spain) and joined CERN in 1995 as a member of the Procurement Service in charge of IT equipment and LHC purchases. Since April 2023 she has become the Head of the Procurement Service. 

Languages Spoken
Spanish
French
English
Email
cristina.lara@cern.ch
Telephone
+41 22 767 8486

Simon Guerri dall'Oro

Role(s)
Head of Section
Section
Orders, Stores and BCO
Procurement Service Management
Practice Area
Supply contracts
Experience

Simon completed his Supply Chain Engineering degree and a MS in Purchasing Management in France. Having worked for eight years as a purchaser in industry, he joined the Procurement Service as a Procurement Officer in 2019.

Languages Spoken
French
English
Email
simon.guerridalloro@cern.ch
Telephone
+41 22 766 56 91

Adam Horridge

Role(s)
Head of Section
Section
Civil Engineering, FCC and Outreach
Procurement Service Management
Practice Area
Supply contracts
Experience

Adam completed his BSc in Management at Manchester Business School in 2005 and qualified as a chartered member of the Institute of Purchasing and Supply in 2011. Before joining CERN, he managed procurement activity on major engineering construction projects, sourced and executed globally, in both the glass and oil and gas industries. He joined the Procurement Service as a Procurement Officer in August 2014.

Languages Spoken
English
French
Email
adam.horridge@cern.ch
Telephone
+41 22 766 3054

Charles Carayon

Role(s)
Deputy Head of Procurement Service
Head of Section
Section
Services >50kCHF, Process Excellence, Communication
Procurement Service Management
Practice Area
Civil Engineering and Services
Experience

Charles completed his MSc in Management at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) in 2008. Before joining CERN, he managed procurement activities in the cryogenic, space and radio navigation industries. Charles joined the Procurement Service as a Procurement Officer in July 2015.

Languages Spoken
French
English
Spanish
Italian
Email
charles.carayon@cern.ch
Telephone
+41 22 766 3328

Joshua Luke Davison

Role(s)
Head of Section
Section
Supplies over 50kCHF
Procurement Service Management
Practice Area
IT hardware and software, publishing services, supplies for HSE
Experience

Joshua completed his undergraduate degree in Economics at University College London in 2013. He worked for several years in London in the procurement of goods, services and research for a multinational power systems company. He joined CERN as a Procurement Officer in 2017.

Languages Spoken
English
French
Email
joshua.luke.davison@cern.ch
Telephone
+41 22 76 64458

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