Biographical note

Arjan J. van Weele held the NEVI-Chair in Purchasing and Supply Management at Eindhoven University of Technology until his retirement in 2019. He has published widely and acted as a consultant on procurement strategy and governance to many large companies including ABB, Heineken and Skanska. He holds an MBA degree from Interfaculteit Bedrijfskunde at Delft and a PhD from Eindhoven University of Technology. He worked for many years in education and research programmes at Eindhoven University of Technology and Nyenrode University. He was also a visiting professor to several management development programmes across Europe. Arjan has published 20 books and over 200 articles in a range of academic journals including the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, and European Management Journal. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management and the Advisory Board of the Journal of Supply Chain Management. He has received numerous awards for his outstanding contribution to the field including in 2018, the Lifetime Achievement Award from IPSERA, the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association, for his outstanding academic contribution in the purchasing and supply domain.