CIPS The Great Conversation
CPO Breakfast · 22 September 2026
Gloria Yekani-Peni

Gloria Yekani-Peni

Africa Supply Chain, Operations and Procurement Leader

EY

Gloria has more than 20 years leading procurement, operations and supply chain transformation across Africa. A former Chief Procurement Officer, she advises boards and executives across financial services, mining, energy, manufacturing and the public sector.

Her work turns strategy into measurable value through cost and working capital optimisation, operating model redesign, governance, ESG, digitalisation and automation. In the public sector she has worked on procurement reform, compliance, value for money and socio-economic development.