Winners 2020

Slaughter's continued rise through Ford senior management brings her to the position of director of purchasing in Europe, reporting to Ford’s vice president of purchasing in Europe. Slaughter moved back to the UK in 2018 following a relocation to Cologne, Germany, where she was chief operating officer for Ford’s jointventure gearbox maker Getrag Ford Transmissions. Essex-born Slaughter joined Ford from school in 1987 as a business trainee. She rose through the ranks of business planning and logistics before making her mark in purchasing. Prior to moving to the Getrag role in 2015 she was the director in charge of purchasing for global B-cars, including the Fiesta, moving from a similar global role for C/D-cars, based in the US. She holds a degree in business studies.