Lester Ash is a Procurement Executive with more than 26 years of progressive experience leading strategic sourcing, procurement transformation, supplier relationship management, contract management, and commercial negotiations across diverse industries. He possesses over 12 years of senior and executive leadership experience, successfully driving procurement strategies for some of South Africa’s leading organizations, i.e., Discovery, Vodacom, Nike, and Ericsson.
Currently serving as Group Chief Procurement Officer at Discovery, where responsibility includes defining and executing enterprise-wide procurement strategies, leading digital procurement transformation, strengthening governance frameworks, enhancing B-BBEE outcomes, and building strategic supplier partnerships that deliver sustainable business value.
