European Leaders In Procurement announces key appointment of new Editor
London, January 01, 2008 -- Sigaria Ltd, publisher of European Leaders In Procurement magazine and governor of the European Leaders Network, today announced the appointment of David Rae as Editorial Director.
Rae, will join Sigaria from Financial Director, a leading UK-based magazine, after two and a half years serving as Deputy Editor. His work for the magazine has been short-listed for a number of editorial awards, including the Press Gazette Magazine Journalism awards for columnist and 'interviewer of the year' in 2006 and also the prestigious PPA Magazine Awards 2007 where Rae was Highly Commended for his column writing.
As Editorial Director, Rae will have overall control of the industry-leading European Leaders In Procurement magazine. The publication, which was launched in May 2005, now reaches over 7,000 senior supply chain and procurement executives across some of Europe's largest companies. Rae's role will also involve the management of editorial across the company's full service lines, including events, websites, research and publications.
Mark Perera, CEO, Sigaria, commented: "We're delighted that David will be joining us and we see his appointment as an important and valuable acquisition for the future of the magazine and our network. He has a proven track record of editorial success with some of the leading publications in the industry and we are confident that he will continue to develop the content and appeal of both our online and offline offerings. "
"I'm joining Sigaria at a hugely exciting time in its history and feel that I can further enhance a magazine that is already extremely successful both with its readers and advertisers," said Rae. "2008 is set to be a key year for Sigaria and European Leaders in Procurement magazine will play a crucial and central role in the development and growth of the wider European Leaders Network. I look forward to the challenge."
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Sigaria provides information-driven services including events, publications, research and websites for senior executives at leading European and global companies. Using an innovative community based model focusing on specific business functions, we enable our clients to learn, knowledge share and connect in new ways. Our flagship community - the European Leaders Network - was founded in 2006 and addresses corporate strategy in the area of procurement, sourcing and supply management. This community has become the indispensable partner of choice for our clients and members.
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About the European Leaders Network:
The European Leaders Network is the first European membership platform focused exclusively on executive level procurement and supply chain management professionals. The network is a catalyst for new ideas and innovative strategies, developed to support the growing demands on the purchasing function from board level.
It delivers insight and perspective into high priority corporate issues, providing a range of learning and networking programmes to keep European executives abreast of new thinking and approaches. Network services include: news and research, the community, events, ELP magazine, knowledge groups, the resource centre, careers, the supplier directory and technology.
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