David Bishop

David Bishop has over 20 years of experience in supply chain management. David currently serves as the Head of Global Supply Chain at IQE, a leading global supplier of advanced semiconductor materials. Prior to their current role, they worked at Eaton as the Divisional Director of Supply Chain Management, where they led a transformational performance turnaround for Aerospace UK Operations. Before that, they were the Director of Supply Chain & Logistics at B/E Aerospace, where they implemented strategic and innovative solutions to maximize profitability and growth. David also worked at Zodiac Aerospace as the Supply Chain Manager, where they restructured and recruited new purchasing teams and introduced a strategic approach for the supplier base. Their early career includes roles as a Purchasing Manager at Valeo and a Buyer at KME(UK) Ltd. Throughout their career, David has demonstrated their ability to develop and motivate high-performance teams and drive cost reduction and process improvement initiatives.

David Bishop's education history includes the following:

- From 1985 to 1987, they attended Burton on Trent College of HE, where they obtained a HND in Electronics.

- From 1996 to 1999, they studied at the University of Wales, Cardiff, and earned an MBA in Business.

- In 2003 to 2005, they pursued a MSc in Strategic Supply Chain Management at the University of Wales, Cardiff.

- In 2004, they also obtained a MCIPS in Supply Chain Management from the University of Wales, Cardiff.

- David returned to the University of Wales, Cardiff in 2007 and completed a degree in MCIPS in Procurement and Supply from 2007 to 2010.

- In 2015, they obtained a CPIM certification in Certified in Production and Inventory Management from APICS.

Regarding additional certifications, they obtained a CPIM certification from APICS in July 2015. However, the months and years when they obtained the MCIPS certification from CIPS Australasia and CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply are not specified.