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Gregg Brandyberry
A recognized pioneer in procurement technology, Gregg Brandy-berry is a partner at Wildfire Commerce. Mr. Brandyberry was most recently the VP Procurement of Global Systems and Operations at GlaxoSmithKline, a fortune 150 pharmaceuticals company. Mr. Brandyberry has over 30 years experience in a variety of industries including automotive, textile, manufactured goods, electronics and healthcare. He has experience in laboratory, quality, manufacturing, IT systems, operations, procurement and supply chain, having held senior management roles in each discipline.
At GlaxoSmithKline, Mr. Brandyberry led the design, development and implementation of web-enabled decision support systems, electronic sourcing and eProcurement. In addition he had responsibility for Supplier Diversity, Compliance and the electronic bidding and negotiation of over $4.0B per year in spend through a best practice worksourcing organization called the Global eSourcing Team. In 2003, under Mr. Brandyberry’s leadership, GlaxoSmithKline was awarded the prestigious Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply award for “Best Use of Technology by a Procurement Organization”. Additionally in 2005, AT Kearney identified GlaxoSmithKline as having deployed a global best-practice portfolio of electronic procurement tools (2005 Assessment for Excellence in Procurement).
Mr. Brandyberry sits on many advisory boards including the National Minority Supplier Development Council – International Advisory Board, Purchasing Magazine Editorial Board, and is a Trustee for the Center For Strategic Sourcing Leadership (CSSL).
In 2008, Mr. Brandyberry was named as one of the Top 25 Supply Chain Executives by Supply Chain and Logistics magazine. He was also recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Inspirational Pharmaceuticals Executives by PharmaVoice100 (the first supply chain executive to achieve this award). Most recently he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Emptoris, LLC, the leading eSourcing, Spend Analytics and Contract Management technology provider.
Mr. Brandyberry has a deep passion for providing a “hand-up” for small diverse businesses and communities. He is a founding board member of a non-profit “Adopt a Neighborhood for Development” (A.N.D.) with active programs in the Mantua community of Philadelphia, PA and the City of Durham, NC.