Full steam ahead
13 September 2012
The new CIPS president, Jeff Gaskell, took over the role this week at what is a crucial time for purchasers. Geraint John hears about his day job, priorities for the institute - and how he shook hands with the US president, played guitar with a famous ban
You don’t have to spend much time in Jeff Gaskell’s company before you encounter his dry wit. A jovial Lancastrian who became CIPS president this week, Gaskell sees humour in all but the gravest of situations, taking his cue from the likes of Mel Brooks and Spike Milligan. “I have a great sense of the absurd,” he says. “I find it hard to take things seriously.”
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