Dalip Raheja
Dalip is a recognized thought leader, a frequent contributor to research papers and articles, and a speaker on the topics of Shared Services, Value Creation, Strategic Sourcing, Outsourcing, Offshore Outsourcing, and Change Management. He has been quoted in a wide variety of publications, including Businessweek, Purchasing Today, Baseline, and CFO Magazine.
As President and CEO of The Mpower Group, Dalip has over 30 years of experience managing large organizations and change initiatives. His work with Fortune 500 companies in the US and internationally covers all facets of the shared services including IT, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, sourcing process, including contracting and negotiations, relationship management, and risk management. Dalip has been named by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a “Provider Pro to Know” every year since 2007.
Prior to founding TMG, Dalip created and led the Strategic Initiatives group for JP Morgan Chase (formerly First Chicago and Bank One). This internal consulting organization launched and managed large complex change initiatives for the bank. The group’s capstone achievement was creation of a comprehensive Strategic Sourcing program that achieved over $1.3 billion in documented savings over three years and seamlessly integrated the spend of two other merged organizations. This effort encompassed every area of bank spend and involved both Insourcing and Outsourcing.
Prior to joining the bank, Dalip was a Principal and Regional Business Development Manager in the Strategic Consulting Group of Digital Equipment Corporation.
Dalip holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing.
Anne Kohler
As Co- Founder, Executive Vice President and COO of The Mpower Group, Anne has been leading consulting and financial management organizations for over 20 years. Anne is responsible for overseeing all client engagements and all operations of the firm. Anne has a passion for collaborating and educating her clients while helping them to uncover hidden value in their organizations. She has extensive expertise in change management, organizational design, organizational transformation, talent management, shared services, supply chain management, ERP, finance, accounting and process reengineering. In addition, Anne has been named by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a “Top 100 Provider Pro to Know” every year since 2007 and a 2013 Top Female Supply Chain executive.
Before founding TMG, Anne was the SVP of Strategic Sourcing and Initiatives for JP Morgan Chase (formerly Bank One) Bank One. In this role, Anne led a team of over 100 professionals, internal and external staff in developing and executing supply strategies for the entire bank’s externally purchased goods and services. Over four years, this organization managed over $3 billion in annual spend and contributed in excess of $1.3 billion in savings.
Prior to heading the Sourcing organization, Anne led a major reengineering effort of the bank’s finance function. This two year effort streamlined the finance organization and core processes, and was founded on a successful implementation of SAP as a fully integrated financial systems solution. During her time at the bank, Anne also led complementary initiatives focusing on Insourcing / outsourcing, supplier management, eProcurement, and financial reengineering.
Anne is a recognized thought leader, a frequent contributor to articles and a highly sought after speaker on the topics of Strategic Sourcing, Shared Services, Change Management and Building World Class Organizations.
Anne is a CPA, CGMA and has an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago.
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