Quentin Roach is currently Chief Procurement Officer for Estee Lauder Companies in New York City where he is leading company transformation initiatives; business continuity, risk management & go-to-market strategies; and leadership of external partnership excellence. Previously, holding senior executive leadership roles in healthcare, pharmaceutical, consumer product, medical device, academia, luxury goods & prestige beauty and automotive industries with General Motors Corporation, Delphi Corporation, Strong Health/The University of Rochester, Bausch & Lomb, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck & Co., Inc. and Mondel"z International. He has served as a catalyst for positive transformation, innovation and growth in Sale & Marketing, Business Development, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Global Real Estate, External Manufacturing Operations, Sourcing & Procurement, Engineering and Workplace & Enterprise Services.

 

He currently serves the corporate board of directors for US Foods, Inc.; Armada Sunset Holdings; Baldwin Richardson Foods Company; TemperPack Technologies Inc.; and is Chairman of the Board for the NBCA Hall of Fame Foundation.

He has been recognized as a “Top 10 Most Inspiring Leader” by Executive 50, “Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in Corporate America” by Savoy, “Exemplary Corporate Leadership Award” by 100 Black Men of America, “Outstanding Men for Women’s Business” by Women’s Enterprise, and “Top 100 Global Ethnic Minority Leaders” by The Financial Times/ Yahoo! Finance/YouTube.

 

Quentin holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management of Technology from Arizona State University, a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and has completed executive development studies at Columbia University, Thunderbird University and Trinity College – Dublin.