Michael van Keulen is the Global Procurement Director at lululemon athletica inc.
(NASDAQ: LULU), a $3b+ designer, distributor, and retailer of technical athletic
apparel. Previously, Michael served as the Procurement Director at VF Corporation
(NYSE: VFC), a $13B lifestyle apparel and footwear company.
At both companies, Michael transformed procurement from tactical/operational
into a strategic function resulting in significant value creation and shareholder
return. With a background in Finance and Accounting, Michael has been in
procurement for the past 8+ years with specialties in e-Sourcing, Business
Transformation, Change Management, S2P, CLM, and Analytics.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he is a happy husband, father of 2 girls and 1 boy,
thoroughly enjoying everything British Columbia has to offer.