Rise and shine
13 September 2012
As purchasing director for insurer Royal & SunAlliance, Moira Wellsley-Crabtree has built up the purchasing department from scratch and has the chief executive’s ear. She tells Elizabeth Bellamy about her ambitions
Moira Wellsley-Crabtree describes herself as the “Patsy of the purchasing world”. Well groomed, in a red suit and with a fondness for partying, in many respects this fun-loving purchasing director is the real-life equivalent of Joanna Lumley’s character in the hit TV comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
A keen socialiser, she is well known for her readiness to mix with...