Xchanging Appoints New Account Director For Bae Systems

Xchanging Appoints New Account Director For BAE Systems Australia

Greg Parkinson to join Xchanging Procurement Services team at BAE Systems Australia HQ


SYDNEY, 18 May 2010 Xchanging plc, one of the largest and fastest growing business processors today announced the appointment of Greg Parkinson as Account Director for BAE Systems Australia. Xchanging provides procurement services to BAE Systems, delivering savings and reduced operating costs through the strategic management of indirect expenditure categories. Greg's key remit will be to manage the relationship between Xchanging and BAE Systems Australia.

Greg joins Xchanging from EDS and brings over twelve years' experience of account management, business development and strategic procurement, working across Defence, Manufacturing and IT industries in both the UK and Australia. Greg is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS).

In this role, Greg will be based in Adelaide and will be a member of the Asia Pacific Procurement Services senior management team.

Ruth Craven, Managing Director of Xchanging Procurement Services, Asia Pacific said, "I am delighted to welcome Greg to Xchanging. Greg's experience will be invaluable in driving service excellence and innovation, and ultimately delivering savings for BAE Systems".

Commenting on his appointment, Greg said, "The opportunity to deliver genuine savings that supports BAE Systems' strategic intent is exciting. Xchanging has the right team and a robust strategy, backed by proven service performance for delivering the next phase of our ongoing support to BAE Systems".


For further information, please contact:
Xchanging
Meeta Thareja
Tel: +44 (0)20 7780 5374
[email protected]


About Xchanging
Xchanging is one of the largest and fastest growing business processors. With a wide range of multinational customers in 42 countries and employing over 8,000 people, we are a truly global company. Our aim is simply to provide business processing services better, cheaper and faster.

Xchanging provides procurement, accounting, human resources and technology services across industries. These include banking, insurance, manufacturing, retail and real estate among others. We combine functional expertise with deep industry domain knowledge to provide industry-specific outcomes for our customers.

Listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2007, the company is in the FTSE250, the index of midcapitalised companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. Xchanging is also a member of the FTSE4Good index which measures the performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards.

www.xchanging.com


SOURCE: Xchanging