10 Abbott procurement leaders
Division vice president of strategic procurement, senior director of global procurement and director of procurement are among the roles held by these ten Abbott procurement leaders. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Abbott from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Idil Yorulmazoglu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, RMDx and Category Procurement - Global Procurement · Abbott
Idil Yorulmazoglu has been Senior Director, RMDx and Category Procurement - Global Procurement at Abbott since April 2025. Idil Yorulmazoglu also held the Abbott roles of Senior Director, Global Procurement US (2024 to 2025), Senior Director, Global Procurement EMEA (2021 to 2024) and Director Global Procurement US (2017 to 2019).
José Silva
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Procurement Americas · Abbott
José Silva has been Senior Director, Procurement Americas at Abbott since December 2021. The profile says José Silva led a team of 90+ procurement professionals across the Americas, managing or influencing a $7.4B procurement spend, and held Abbott roles as Director, Procurement Operations (2020 to 2021) and Director, Diagnostics Procurement (2018 to 2019).
Kevin White
LinkedInExperience: Director, Procurement - Cancer Diagnostics · Abbott
Kevin White has been Director, Procurement - Cancer Diagnostics at Abbott since March 2026, and the profile says Kevin White leads procurement efforts at Abbott within the Cancer Diagnostics business unit. Kevin White was Director, Ops Strategic Sourcing at Exact Sciences (2025 to 2026) and Senior Director, Global Category Management - Strategic Sourcing at Haemonetics (2022 to 2024).
Kinsey Salvatore
LinkedInExperience: Director - Human Capital & IT Services Procurement · Abbott
Kinsey Salvatore has been Director - Human Capital & IT Services Procurement at Abbott since April 2021 and was Director Of Procurement, IT Services & Emerging Technology there from 2018 to 2021. The profile describes Kinsey Salvatore as a procurement leader with category management covering over $1B spend in human capital, IT services and managed services.
Lisa Torres
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Capital Procurement · Abbott
Lisa Torres has been Director, Global Capital Procurement at Abbott since January 2026, based in Glenview, Illinois. Lisa Torres was Senior Director, Capital Procurement at Constellation Brands from 2021 to 2025 and Senior Director Global Capital and MRO Procurement at McCain Foods from 2016 to 2021.
Mark A. Kwatia
LinkedInExperience: Director, Procurement Reagents & Biologics R&D & Clinical Trials · Abbott
Mark A. Kwatia has been Director, Procurement Reagents & Biologics R&D & Clinical Trials at Abbott since November 2025 and was Director, Reagents & Biologics Procurement there from 2021 to 2025. Mark A. Kwatia also held the Abbott role of Manager, Gross Margin Improvement from 2019 to 2021.
Megan McIntyre Demmink
LinkedInExperience: Director Procurement and Material Management, Neuromodulation · Abbott
Megan McIntyre Demmink has been Director Procurement and Material Management, Neuromodulation at Abbott since January 2026, a role the profile tags at director level. Megan McIntyre Demmink also held the Abbott roles of Procurement Manager (2024 to 2026) and Senior Procurement Specialist (2021 to 2024).
Megan Wilson
LinkedInExperience: Division Vice President - Commercial & Operations Strategic Procurement & Business Excellence · Abbott
Megan Wilson has been Division Vice President - Commercial & Operations Strategic Procurement & Business Excellence at Abbott since December 2020 and was Sr. Director, Global Procurement there from 2016 to 2020. Megan Wilson also held the Kraft Heinz role of Director Procurement - Strategic Sourcing IS, Corporate Services and Mfg Equipment (MRO), COE/BPM from 2012 to 2015.
Patrick Diakité
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Global Procurement · Abbott
Patrick Diakité has been Senior Director - Global Procurement at Abbott since January 2023 and was Director - Global Procurement there from 2020 to 2023. Patrick Diakité was Senior Vice President - Procurement, Real Estate & Facilities at Beacon Health Options from 2016 to 2018.
Sarah Cipov
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Procurement - Electronics and Mechanical · Abbott
Sarah Cipov has been Director Global Procurement - Electronics and Mechanical at Abbott since January 2023 and was Director Procurement - Abbott Rapids Diagnostics Division from 2020 to 2022. Sarah Cipov was also Senior Director Business Operations at GE HealthCare from 2017 to 2020.
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Questions to take into the conversation
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- 02How did you balance cost, supply risk and quality when choosing between suppliers?
- 03What did you carry over from earlier roles that changed how you approach sourcing work?
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