Zip Launches Enterprise Transformation Office, Tapping Former Fortune 500 CPOs to Guide Procurement Leaders Through AI-Era Change

Zip, the leading AI platform for enterprise procurement, announced the launch of its Enterprise Transformation Office (ETO), a dedicated team of former Fortune 500 procurement leaders who will work directly with customers to drive large-scale procurement transformation.

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“The leaders who transformed procurement at the world’s largest companies are now at Zip, helping their peers do the same,” said Rujul Zaparde, Co-founder and CEO of Zip.

The ETO is led by Jason Moore, Head of the Enterprise Transformation Office at Zip, who previously served as Senior Director of Enterprise Procurement at Discover. Moore has assembled a team of seasoned executives who collectively bring decades of experience running procurement at some of the world’s largest organizations:

• Peder Gustafson, former Chief Procurement Officer at UnitedHealth Group (Fortune 3), with additional CPO experience at Ameriprise Financial and VP-level procurement roles at Medtronic.
• James Czarnecki, former SVP and Chief Procurement Officer at MGM Resorts International, with 15+ years of experience in supply chain, process excellence, and enterprise transformation.
• Danielle McQuiston, former VP and Head of North America Procurement at Sanofi, where she oversaw more than $4 billion in spend and 100+ employees across all spend categories and business units including pharmaceutical, animal health, vaccines, and consumer health.
• Jason Powell, former Global Head of Procurement at Figma, who also held procurement leadership roles at Stripe and Asana.

The team is already advising Fortune 500 leaders across Financial Services, Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, Travel & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Healthcare & Life Sciences.

“The leaders who transformed procurement at the world’s largest companies are now at Zip, helping their peers do the same,” said Rujul Zaparde, Co-founder and CEO of Zip. “As enterprises adopt agentic AI, they need not just powerful software, but also strategic partners who understand the complexity of change at scale. That’s exactly what our Enterprise Transformation Office delivers.”

“We’ve sat in our customers’ seats,” said Moore. “We’ve managed the politics, navigated the complexity, and led the transformation. Now we’re bringing that experience to every enterprise working with Zip.”

“With evolving market pressures, mature procurement functions are increasingly being viewed as strategic capabilities, driving significant value back into the business,” added Gustafson. “I’ve had the privilege to lead world-class procurement functions but doing so required the ability for stakeholders to easily, and intuitively engage, something only possible through a well-orchestrated process. Joining Zip is a perfect fit as it provides an opportunity to partner with procurement leaders on that same journey while sharing best-practices and lessons learned.”