YPO FINANCE DIRECTOR APPOINTED AS CHAIR OF BOSS BOARD
It has been announced that Julie Hawley, Finance Director at Wakefield-based YPO - one of the UK’s largest public sector buying organisations - has been appointed as Chairperson of the BOSS Board.
Joining YPO in May 2021, Julie has over 30 years’ of experience in the business supplies industry and will be stepping into the role of Chair from the BOSS Annual General Meeting, taking place on 12th October.
Julie Hawley, Finance Director at YPO and inbound BOSS Chair, said: “I am delighted to be appointed as Chairperson for the BOSS Federation. The last few years have been particularly trying for our industry due to the pandemic and subsequent recovery periods, and as challenges continue to present themselves a vibrant community will be strong mitigation to counter the effects of any change.
“I’ve always been hugely supportive of the Federation but since joining the Board I’ve witnessed first-hand how hard the team work on behalf of the industry. Thanks go to Simon Drakeford as Chairman for the last 4 years for his commitment and focus on the evolution of the Federation. My wish is to continue to guide and support our CEO Amy alongside the Board with this evolution to ensure our industry endeavours to thrive and grow.”
Simon Drakeford, who will be stepping down as Chairperson, said: ““I feel honoured to have chaired the BOSS Federation for the last 4 years through such turbulent times and feel fortunate to have been able to work with our hugely impressive CEO Amy, and a brilliant bunch of hard working, pragmatic, engaging board members from across the industry. I am proud of how the Federation has developed over this period and am excited about some of the future initiatives I know are in the pipeline, we are very well set up to help our industry through its next chapter.”
“I’m thrilled to pass the chair to Julie, who from her extensive experience in our industry and legions of no-nonsense competencies, will ensure BOSS becomes even more relevant, inclusive, and supportive of our members and wider sector. I am particularly humbled to be succeeded by the first female Chairperson of BOSS in its 118-year existence, this feels particularly special.”
YPO is a publicly owned organisation, supplying products and services to public sector and education organisations. YPO has helped drive efficiency savings through its bulk buying power for product supplies and centralised contract services initiatives.
The authoritative body for the UK business supplies industry, BOSS, is a not-for-profit organisation that represents businesses along distribution chains.
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