{"id":1365,"date":"2012-06-01T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/projects\/horsesforsources\/hfs-announces-advisory-board_060112\/"},"modified":"2012-06-01T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T14:10:00","slug":"hfs-announces-advisory-board_060112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/hfs-announces-advisory-board_060112\/","title":{"rendered":"HfS Research announces its inaugural research advisory board!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11125\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hfsresearch.com\/the-team\/advisory-board\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11125\" title=\"board_smaller\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/board_smaller.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">HfS launches its inaugural advisor board (click for bios)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We&#8217;re\u00a0delighted\u00a0to (finally) unveil our very first research advisory board!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now in our third year of operations, we &#8211; at HfS &#8211; have tried to differentiate\u00a0ourselves\u00a0in the research analyst community by providing practical insight, guidance and coaching based on <em>real<\/em> business experience, to compliment our analysts&#8217; strategic vision for the future of global enterprise operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To this end, HfS invited a great group of people to form its research advisory board to help shape the HfS research agenda: \u00a0some have have real experience executing operations in buy-side enterprises; some are the most influential thought leaders in the business services and technology industry; some have founded research companies; some are leading academics; some are industry events CEOs. \u00a0And here they are (in alphabetical order):<!-- pagebreak --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Busch<\/strong>, Founder and CEO, Azul Partners and SpendMatters<\/p>\n<p><em>One of the leading technology pundits and thought leaders and author of the famous &#8220;SpendMatters&#8221; blog. \u00a0A fellow whisky connoisseur<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Naomi Lee Bloom<\/strong>, Managing Partner, Bloom &amp; Wallace<\/p>\n<p><em>The undisputed leading industry voice and thought leader in Human Resources technology. Also authors her blog &#8220;In Full Bloom&#8221;. \u00a0Known as the\u00a0matriarch\u00a0of HR.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Clayton<\/strong>, Global Director, Strategy and Planning at Shared Services &amp; Outsourcing Network<\/p>\n<p><em>Has masterminded 16 years of success leading the IQPC&#8217;s shared services conferences spanning the globe<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Fred McClimans<\/strong>, Founder, 2020F and Current Analysis<\/p>\n<p><em>Founded esteemed technology analyst organization Current Analysis<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee Coulter<\/strong>, CEO Shared Services, Ascension Health<\/p>\n<p><em>Globally respected voice in the IT services, BPO and shared services strategy. \u00a0Helped found HfS in 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dr. Simon Croom<\/strong>, Professor of Supply Chain at the University of San Diego<\/p>\n<p><em>A globally recognized authority on supply chain management who has made a significant contribution to the study of e-procurement, supply chain strategy and operations improvement<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dawn Tiura Evans<\/strong>, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sourcing Interests Group<\/p>\n<p><em>Leads the respected Sourcing Interests Group, the leading membership organization for sourcing and procurement executives<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Sir Alan Fersht<\/strong>, Fellow, Gonville &amp; Caius College, Cambridge University<\/p>\n<p><em>A world leading scientist and has co-founded three biotech companies. He was knighted in 2003 for his work on protein science. \u00a0Yes &#8211; he is Phil&#8217;s Dad.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Iraj Fooladi<\/strong>, Douglas C. Mackay Chair in Finance, Dalhousie University<\/p>\n<p><em>One of the world&#8217;s most respected economists and finance academics<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Todd Furniss<\/strong>, Founder and President, glendonTodd Capital<\/p>\n<p><em>Respected private equity leader in the technology enabled services industry. Developed his reputation as COO of Everest Group, during its rise to prominence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>John Haworth<\/strong>, Head of Globalization Center of Excellence, Cigna Corporation<\/p>\n<p><em>Leads BPO for the $25bn healthcare insurer, and renowned career outsourcing evangelist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ian Maher<\/strong>, Head of Sourcing, Hanover Insurance<\/p>\n<p><em>Leads sourcing and BPO initiatives for the insurance services major<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ray Wang<\/strong>, Founder and CEO, Constellation Research<\/p>\n<p><em>The software industry&#8217;s most widely recognized analyst and author of leading enterprise software blog &#8220;A Software Insider&#8217;s Point of View&#8221;. \u00a0The most pervasive man in technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roxanna Wall<\/strong>, Global COO, Flow Products Operations at UBS AG<\/p>\n<p><em>A growing reputation as one of the industry&#8217;s leading BPO and shared services governance practitioners, first with American Express and now with UBS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Leslie Willcocks<\/strong>, Head of Outsourcing Unit, London School of Economics<\/p>\n<p><em>Internationally renowned technology and outsourcing expert, and widely recognized and the leading academic in the field of outsourcing<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Full bios of the HfS Research Advisory Board can be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hfsresearch.com\/the-team\/advisory-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HfS launches its inaugural advisor board (click for bios) We&#8217;re\u00a0delighted\u00a0to (finally) unveil our very first research advisory board! 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