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David Marks

Senior Director, Business Development
Carlson Wagonlit Travel

David Marks is an accomplished senior executive with substantial leadership experience in Sales, Marketing and General Management across travel and technology industries. At Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), David leads a Business Development team responsible for consistently generating more than $100 Million in new sales annually.
Prior to joining CWT, David served as Group General Manager for International SOS’s, a worldwide leader in travel security and medical assistance services, with responsibility for all online products and services.
David’s background includes executive positions in travel, financial services and technology industries with both established and startup companies.
David holds a BA from Hamilton College and a business degree from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He is also the recipient of a Direct Marketing Association Silver Echo award.
David lives in Doylestown, PA with his wife and three sons

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Talent: Leadership, Management & Development

Saturday, December 2nd, 2017

08:50 Opening Remarks

11:15 Panel: Redefining Skillsets for a Next Generation Procurement Team

Attracting and retaining great talent, while also grooming for the next generation of procurement leaders, is a perennial challenge. Your procurement leaders of tomorrow require different skills than your leaders of today possess. This panel will help you decide how to determine what qualities you want in your new hires, how to spot potential leaders, and develop a comprehensive training program.
• Determine the skillsets Generation Y needs to ensure success
• Is your company willing to put the people in place, and spend the time to realize the savings?
• How a CPO can work with universities to align curriculum to real life procurement skill-set needs
• How to develop a stable recruiting source
• What must-have skills are CPOs asking recruiters and headhunters to find for them?
• Developing an internal organizational culture to nurture them, and win the retention battle