Derek Pu

Derek Pu has over 17 years of work experience in procurement and sourcing roles. Derek currently serves as the Director of R&D Procurement at Servier Pharmaceuticals since March 2021. Prior to that, Derek worked at Ipsen as an Associate Director and Global Category Leader from August 2020 to March 2021. From 2015 to 2020, they held the position of Sr. Manager at Biogen, where they were responsible for strategic sourcing, category management, vendor management, and sourcing team management. Derek also worked as a Category Manager/Vendor Manager at DentaQuest from 2014 to 2015, and as a VP at Royal Bank of Scotland from 2011 to 2014. Before that, they worked at Boston Scientific Corp as a Sr. Global Sourcing Analyst from 2006 to 2011, and at Georgia Gulf Corporation as a Project Manager in 2006. Derek started their career as a Raw Materials Buyer at AB InBev from 2004 to 2006.

Derek Pu holds an MBA degree in Supply Chain & Finance from Western University - Richard Ivey School of Business, which they obtained from 2002 to 2004. Prior to their MBA, they earned a Bachelor of Economics in International Trade from the University of International Business and Economics. In addition to their degrees, Derek has obtained certifications such as PMP from the Project Management Institute, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from RBS Group, and CPSM from the Institute of Supply Management. The specific months of obtaining the certifications are not provided.