Annie Spilsbury, Head of Marcomms Procurement, Xchanging
Annie has worked for over 20 years in the Marcomms industry both on the Marketing, Agency and Client Procurement sides of the industry.
Annie is currently working in Xchanging, Europe's leading Procurement Outsourcing company, have established and now running the Marketing Procurement offering operating across a number of European and Global Brands.
Before joining Xchanging in 2004, she worked for the Guinness brand for 8 years, initially on the Agency side but was taken over to Diageo Procurement in 1999 to start a Procurement career working on the Global Brand portfolio across New Media, Relationship Marketing, TV Production and a number of Marketing disciplines.
At the start of her career, Annie worked in Marketing at Yardley Lentheric group, subsequently moving over to J Walter Thompson and then in to through the line Marketing, specialising in the cosmetic industry, securing and managing a number of brands and clients such as Chanel Limited, Estee Lauder, Elizabeth Arden, Vivienne Westwood.
Qualified in the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, Annie's skill sets also extend to yacht racing, tennis, shooting and riding membership within the Honourable Artillery Company.
