Alum Spotlight: Tom Benes
Tom Benes (BSIE 1975, MSIE 1976)
In a new Purdue IE “Alumni Spotlights” video series, Forum Purchasing President and CEO Tom Benes talks about earning his BSIE (1975) and MSIE (1976) degrees at Purdue, and how they’ve helped him throughout his career.
Since 2005, Benes has led Forum's growth from the "original 6" to 45 members, increased annual member contract spend to nearly $1.5 billion, achieved in excess of $100 million of recurring, annual savings for Forum's membership, and expanded Forum's contract portfolio to over 500 contracts and over 300 suppliers.
Watch Benes' "Alum Spotlight" video (3:42 minutes).