MARKS & SPENCER
ANDREW NEWNHAM TITLE: DIRECTOR OF GROUP PROCUREMENT COMPANY: MARKS & SPENCER INDUSTRY: RETAIL PROCUREMENT
1884
The year Marks & Spencer was founded in Leeds by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer
£9.0bn Group revenue in 2021
EXECUTIVE BIO
accomplish and the success of the company. “M&S is a great place to work if you want to work somewhere where you can deliver, make changes, and be empowered”, Newnham said. “This team understood what we were trying to do. One of the major achievements [of 2020] was with hearts and minds—getting the team to believe we needed to change.”
Andrew Newnham is Head of Group Procurement at British retailer Marks & Spencer, where he has delivered £500mn worth of business savings in three years, implemented a new thirdparty supplier risk framework, and led company-wide efficiency programmes. Prior to his role with M&S, Newnham negotiated and implemented several large-scale outsourcing contracts at Vodafone, UBS, and ITV. After he graduated from the University of Sussex with a First Class Honors economics degree, he worked at BT and British Airways before taking a role as Vodafone’s Senior Commercial Manager.