10 Northern Trust procurement leaders
Rosi Soriano Hasan, Senior Vice President, Head of Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) at Northern Trust, opens this list of Northern Trust procurement leaders, who also include leaders of technology procurement, procurement operations and strategic vendor management. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Northern Trust from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anatoli Cara
LinkedInExperience: Head of Business Process, Optimization and Compliance · Northern Trust
Anatoli Cara has been Head of Business Process, Optimization and Compliance at Northern Trust since March 2022, based in the Chicago area, and the profile headline reads Senior Vice President, Head of Procurement Transformation and Coupa Risk Assess (CRA) at Northern Trust Corporation. Anatoli Cara was Vice President, Strategy & Process Optimization, Shared Services, Finance at Northern Trust from 2021 to 2022.
Ashima Chopra
LinkedInExperience: Head of Technology Procurement · Northern Trust
Ashima Chopra has been Head of Technology Procurement at Northern Trust since September 2022, based in Naperville, Illinois. Ashima Chopra was Strategic Sourcing Manager at Ascension from 2021 to 2022 and Manager- IT Sourcing & Procurement, Global Supply Chain Services at McDonald's from 2017 to 2021.
Balaji Iyer
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Global Head Accounts Payable and Procurement Operations · Northern Trust
Balaji Iyer has been Senior Vice President - Global Head Accounts Payable and Procurement Operations at Northern Trust since November 2020, based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. Balaji Iyer was Director Operations & Capabilities at American Express from 2014 to 2020, and the profile lists project management, system implementations and operations as core competencies.
Hazel Nicholls
LinkedInExperience: Head of Procurement, EMEA · Northern Trust
Hazel Nicholls is a former Head of Procurement, EMEA at Northern Trust, a role held from September 2011 to September 2019, based in the Greater London area. Hazel Nicholls was Head of Contract Management at RBS from 2006 to 2010 and Head of Purchasing, Direct Line Group at RBS from 2001 to 2003.
Jacalyn Bilski
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Enterprise Market Data · Northern Trust
Jacalyn Bilski has been Senior Vice President, Enterprise Market Data at Northern Trust since November 2013, based in the Chicago area, and the profile headline reads Global Head of Strategic Sourcing, Enterprise Market Data at Northern Trust. Jacalyn Bilski was Associate Director, Relationship Management at Newedge from 2008 to 2013.
Kevin Oakes
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Procurement · Northern Trust
Kevin Oakes is a former Senior Vice President Procurement at Northern Trust, a role held from January 2013 to January 2021, based in Chicago. Kevin Oakes has been Chief Procurement Officer at Synchrony since April 2021 and was Senior Director Sourcing / Finance at Motorola Mobility from 2011 to 2013 and Procurement Director there from 2008 to 2011.
Kristen Gorman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Global Sourcing Leader · Northern Trust
Kristen Gorman is a former Senior Vice President - Global Sourcing Leader at Northern Trust, a role held from May 2019 to September 2025, based in Barcelona, and held the title Senior Vice President - Procurement at Northern Trust from 2012 to 2019. Kristen Gorman has been Sr Manager, Procurement at Amazon since June 2025.
Patricia Cooke
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Strategic Vendor Mgmt · Northern Trust
Patricia Cooke has been Senior Vice President Strategic Vendor Mgmt at Northern Trust since June 2023, based in Luxembourg, and the profile headline reads Senior Vice President, Northern Trust Global Services SE. The profile describes a senior finance and operations leader with experience in funds, wholesale banking and retail banking.
Rosi Soriano Hasan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Head of Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) · Northern Trust
Rosi Soriano Hasan has been Senior Vice President, Head of Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) at Northern Trust since February 2021, based in Orlando, Florida, and the profile headline reads SVP, Procurement Excellence & Transformation. Rosi Soriano Hasan was Vice President, Strategy & Process Optimization, Shared Services, Finance at Northern Trust from 2019 to 2021.
Steve Brownfield
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer · The Northern Trust Company
Steve Brownfield is a former Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at The Northern Trust Company, a role held from July 2006 to May 2009, based in Omaha, Nebraska, and also held the title Senior Vice President and Global Chief Technology Procurement Officer at Northern Trust from 2006 to 2008. Steve Brownfield was Senior Director Enterprise Procurement at Conagra Brands from 2009 to 2015.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current procurement role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which vendor relationships need the closest oversight each year?
- 03What has your own work taught you about measuring the results of a procurement program at a large bank?
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