Procurement Contacts

Group Director of Procurement - Tom Rae

Direct Commodities:

PVB, Energy, Ceramic Inks and Silver Paste - John Mercer
Batch Materials (Float), External Glass, IGU materials, Atmospheric Gases and Coating Materials - Dirk Franke
NMI purchasing, Automotive Hardware and Automotive Process Materials - Jacopo Gobbi
Transportation and Warehousing - Simon Hackett

Other senior management positions, reporting to Tom Rae are:

Global Procurement Process & Performance Manager - John Wilgar
Global Supplier Development Manager - Mike Fletcher
Head of Global Procurement Management for Manufacturing Assets - Bonifacio Pistacchio
Global Head of Indirect Procurement - André Carbones

Indirect Commodities:-

IT, Telecoms & Professional Services - John Brighouse
Packaging, Tooling, Grinding and Polishing - Andrew Williams
Business Travel - Julie O'Leary
Site Services, Temporary Labour, Fork Lift Trucks and P.P.E - Nigel Thompson

Regional Heads of Procurement report to Tom Rae, Group Director of Procurement:

South East Asia/Japan - Makoto Fujii*
North America - Joe Garton
South America - Marcelo Montemor
China - Zhou Bo

* Makoto Fujii will also be responsible for the procurement of commodities specific to the Specialty Glass Division.