Cloud infrastructure
Procurement professionals in Cloud infrastructure
These ten professionals hold procurement, sourcing and purchasing roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft, covering data center equipment, construction and cloud operations. A reader can learn how cloud providers buy data center equipment and construction, plan around long-lead suppliers and run procurement governance at scale.
Professionals to explore
01—10Elena Finnegan
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Supply Chain and Procurement, Power and Cooling · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of Global Supply Chain and Procurement, Power and Cooling at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2025. The profile describes managing large global teams in sourcing and supply chain. Other listed roles include Head of Global Procurement, PAC at Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2021–2025), Senior Manager, Procurement at Qualcomm (2019–2021) and Global Sourcing Manager at GE HealthCare (2007–2019).
Florian Ott
LinkedInExperience: Head of Data Center Sourcing and Procurement APJC and Global Procurement Governance · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of Data Center Sourcing and Procurement APJC and Global Procurement Governance at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2024. The profile describes a regional procurement executive directing 50+ professionals. Other listed roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) include Head of Procurement, Portfolio Management and Risk APJC (2022–2024), Head of Data Center Services Procurement APJC (Capex) (2019–2022) and Head of Data Center Services Procurement APJC (Opex) (2018–2019).
Ishwinder Singh
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain I Data Center Infrastructure I APAC · Microsoft
Director - Global Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain I Data Center Infrastructure I APAC at Microsoft since 2024. The profile headline describes long lead equipment sourcing for Microsoft data center infrastructure in APAC. Other listed roles include Director, Procurement (Commodity & Target Cost Management, NPI, Business continuity, Supply Chain) at Whirlpool Corporation (2021–2024) and General Manager, Head Procurement - Refrigeration Operations at Whirlpool Corporation (2018–2019).
Jens Gruenkemeier
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Procurement · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Vice President Procurement at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2012. The profile headline lists Vice President Supply Chain & Procurement at Amazon Web Services and describes management of global supply chain and procurement for Amazon. Other listed roles include Vice-President Worldwide Procurement at Dell Technologies (1997–2012) and Sr. Global Commodity Manager at Siemens (1994–1997).
Joe Brooke
LinkedInExperience: General Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Data Center Infrastructure for Comm. Cloud AI · Microsoft
General Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Data Center Infrastructure for Comm. Cloud AI at Microsoft since 2026. The profile describes leading equipment procurement focused on strategic sourcing for Microsoft's commercial cloud and AI data center infrastructure. Other listed roles at Microsoft include Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Data Center Infrastructure for Comm. Cloud AI (2023–2026) and Director, Microsoft Devices, Global Retail & Commercial Supply Chain & Channel Operations (2020–2023).
Jusan Yeh
LinkedInExperience: Director of Structural Sourcing (Cloud) · Microsoft
Director of Structural Sourcing (Cloud) at Microsoft since 2022, a role the profile places at director level. Other listed roles at Microsoft include Principal Sourcing Manager (2020–2022), Senior Sourcing Manager (2012–2020) and Sourcing Manager (2007–2012). Also listed is Project Manager at Foxconn (1999–2007).
Kelly Szymecki
LinkedInExperience: Americas Modular Procurement Director Cloud Operations Innovation Global Supply Chain · Microsoft
Americas Modular Procurement Director Cloud Operations Innovation Global Supply Chain at Microsoft since 2026. Other listed roles at Microsoft include Global Process Director Cloud Operations Innovation Global Supply Chain (2025–2026), Americas Procurement Director Cloud Operations Innovation Global Supply Chain (2024–2025), Senior Channel Manager Devices Supply Chain (2023–2024) and Quality Control Engineering Intern (2001).
Muthu Ethirajan
LinkedInExperience: Head of DataCenter Supply Chain and Procurement · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of DataCenter Supply Chain and Procurement at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2022. Other listed roles at Dell Technologies include Senior Director Supply Chain, Infrastructure Solutions Group (2021–2022), Senior Director, Enterprise Storage & Networking, World Wide Procurement (2020–2021), Senior Director, Enterprise Storage, World Wide Procurement (2019–2020) and Director of World Wide Procurement, Enterprise Storage (2015–2019).
Paul Boege
LinkedInExperience: Director - Purchasing Manager - Infrastructure Supply Chain · Microsoft
Director - Purchasing Manager - Infrastructure Supply Chain at Microsoft since 2016. The profile describes managing major long lead equipment for new data center builds that support the Microsoft Cloud in the Americas. Other listed roles include Procurement Manager- Infrastructure Supply Chain at Microsoft (2012–2016), Project Manager at Turner Logistics (2006–2012) and Electrical Project Supt Project Engineer at Skanska (2001–2006).
Sumanth Gatla
LinkedInExperience: Head of Data Center Procurement, Pre-construction and Cost Controls · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Head of Data Center Procurement, Pre-construction and Cost Controls at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since 2026; the profile headline gives the scope as Americas. Other listed roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) include Head of Data Center Procurement (2024–2026), Senior Manager, Data Center Construction Procurement (2023–2024), Manager, Data Center Construction Procurement (2021–2023) and Senior Procurement Manager (2020–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's category, such as data center construction, power and cooling equipment, servers or indirect spend, to the decision you face. Check the region and scope of their relevant role, since sourcing for a new region or a capacity surge differs from steady-state buying.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you secure long-lead data center equipment when capacity plans change faster than supplier lead times?
- 02What criteria do you use to qualify a new supplier for data center construction or equipment, and what makes you walk away?
- 03How do you balance cost, delivery risk and supplier concentration when a few vendors dominate a category?
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