Quentin Roach has been named senior vice president and chief procurement officer, Bristol-Myers Squibb. Mr. Roach will be responsible for global leadership for supplier relationship management, company-wide sourcing strategies, and procurement of all materials and services.
   
“As we transition Bristol-Myers Squibb to a next-generation BioPharma model, Quentin will play a key role in continuing to maximize the strategic value that procurement can deliver to the company,” said Carlo de Notaristefani, president of Technical Operations. “He brings extensive procurement and supply chain experience that will serve him well in his new position,” said Mr. de Notaristefani.
   
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Roach was vice president of Global Customer Strategy & Process Management at Bausch & Lomb Inc., where he also led the company’s Global Customer Strategy Steering Committee. While at Bausch & Lomb, he held a number of leadership roles in sourcing and procurement, supply chain, and packaging engineering. Earlier, he was chief purchasing officer and director of Auxiliary Operations at the University of Rochester/Strong Health System. He held a number of procurement and operations roles at other companies including Delphi Automotive Systems and General Motors Corp.