Anne McGowan
Head of Supplier Management, Lloyds Banking Group
Anne is Head of IT Supplier Management Governance and Risk at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) leading a large team of 37 professional Supplier Managers who manage 330 of the most important technology suppliers.
This reliance on technology suppliers in support of the delivery of LBGs Technology Strategy has grown exponentially with the trajectory continuing.
Recognising that we can’t stand still in the face of environmental disruption in the supply chain eg geopolitical tensions soaring inflation and potential supplier financial instability climate concerns and increasing dependency on technology suppliers Anne has led a significant project to transform Supplier Management.
The project initiatives have released capacity focused colleagues on value and innovation ensuring our customers receive the best service with the lowest risk.
Previously as the Lead of LBG’s central Assurance Team Anne successfully shaped the framework and delivered the assurance plan for critical suppliers across the various business divisions.
An accomplished leader Anne has extensive experience in senior roles in Third Party Risk Management and Management roles across Insurance and Retail channels
SUPPLY CHAIN COMPLEXITY AND DEPENDENCY: FROM LINEAR VENDORS TO INTERCONNECTED ECOSYSTEMS – PANEL DISCUSSION
Understanding how interconnected supply chains, shared infrastructure, and market concentration are creating systemic risk beyond individual vendors
- Analysing how failures cascade across interconnected supply chains, critical services, and shared infrastructure, creating systemic disruption beyond individual vendors
- Applying cross-industry lessons (financial services, tech, manufacturing) to anticipate complex supplier and infrastructure risk scenarios
- Assessing systemic concentration risk arising from reliance on dominant platforms, utilities, and outsourced service providers
- Mapping interdependencies across suppliers, sectors, and geographies to identify hidden vulnerabilities and single points of failure
- Moving from siloed vendor assessments to integrated, ecosystem-wide risk visibility and governance
SUPPLY CHAIN COMPLEXITY AND DEPENDENCY – PANEL DISCUSSION
Systemic risk in interconnected ecosystems
- Recognising how failures cascade across supply chains
- Applying cross-industry lessons to anticipate complex supplier and infrastructure risks
- Assessing systemic risks created by shared infrastructure
- Evaluating interdependencies between suppliers and sectors to uncover hidden vulnerabilities