The Sheffield-based Yorkshire and Humber Commercial Procurement Collaborative has appointed Brendan Fat-chett as its director of business development.
The organisation was set up to save National Health Service cash and encourage the use of local suppliers within the region.
Mr Fatchett worked in NHS corporate affairs departments in Leeds and Bradford before joining the YHCPC.
Prior to that he worked as a broadcast journalist for 10 years.
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