P&G acknowledges top performing external partners

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has named its top performing external business partners at its annual External Business Partner Recognition Dinner, held in October.

“For P&G, the primary drivers of growth and value creation are innovation and productivity. P&G’s external business partners help us deliver both, creating value for consumers, customers and shareholders alike," said A.G. Lafley, P&G’s chairman of the board, president and CEO. He said that the collective capabilities of the companies and individuals in P&G’s global partner network offered a powerful competitive advantage. He mentioned the contributions from a number of external business partners helping P&G innovate across its global supply chain.

Global Product Supply officer Yannis Skoufalos added, “Product Supply works hand-in-hand with our supply chain partners, exploring every aspect to innovate, drive out costs, and serve our customers and consumers better,” he said. When we collaborate with our supply chain partners, we create consumer value and competitive advantage for P&G.”

Amongst P&G’s more than 82,000 suppliers and agencies, 15 received the highest honor of being named “External Business Partner of the Year” including:

Albany International Corp.*

BASF SE

Breakthrough^?Fuel

Diamond Packaging

éltex Ltd.*

Jones Lang LaSalle

MonoSol, LLC

Novozymes*

One Asia Network

Quality Associates, Inc

Rising Display Products (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd

RONCHI MARIO S.p.A.

SUPERPAC, INC.*

Technimark LLC

Yamada Electric

 * These four companies were named External Business Partner of the Year in 2012 as well.

“I congratulate all of our award winners, especially those who were recognised as ‘External Business Partner of the Year,’” said Rick Hughes, chief purchasiAir Max 2017