The Big Interview with Rory Lamont

Published: March 16, 2022, 8:27 a.m.

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For our latest Big Interview, Dan Goodson, Head of Practice - Industrial, spoke with Rory Lamont, Group Chief Procurement Officer, Hitachi Rail.

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Rory was appointed Hitachi Rail's CPO in 2018, after joining the business as UK Procurement Director in 2017.

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He started his career in Aberdeen, working for BP and gained experience in the procurement of goods and services as well as procurement processes and technology in the subsequent four years. Following this, he joined Accenture where he had wide-ranging exposure to many industries, whilst developing a professional focus on procurement and supply chain management.

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In 2009, Rory worked across Libya, Syria, Holland, Canada and the UK, as part of Petro-Canada\\u2019s Procurement leadership team, before re-joining BP in 2011 as the Head of Category Management for their Refining and Petro-Chemical businesses.

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In 2019, Rory was made a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply and an Executive Officer of Hitachi in 2020.

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To watch their conversation visit https://www.procurementheads.com/blog/the-big-interview-with-rory-lamont/

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