Chris Newman
Co-founded ArcBlue alongside Dan, building it into one of Asia-Pacific's premier procurement consultancies before its acquisition. Deeply focused on social value and community impact.
LinkedIn profile →Skills assessment, 14 facilitated training workshop topics, and leadership coaching.
Social value, Indigenous procurement, ESG and modern slavery.
Diagnose, design, implement and embed a function built to deliver your organisational strategy and benefits.
Expert support for social enterprises, First Nations businesses and SMEs — including pro bono programs.
CPO360 — spend intelligence, savings tracking, capability assessment and Board reporting in one platform.
“I have worked with Dan and Chris for more than ten years, across three organisations. They are the people I call when the problem is real — because they have sat in the chair, they tell you the truth, and they leave the team better than they found it.”
Dan or Chris is on every engagement start to finish, with specialist associates matched to the problem.
We leave your team with the tools, skills and confidence to sustain improvement long after we have gone.
CPO360 gives you data-driven insight to guide capability development and track progress.
Of all profits are invested in organisations and programs working with vulnerable communities across Australia and the region.
Programs so social enterprises and First Nations businesses can access the expertise they need to grow and win work.
Supporting organisations to deliver social and environmental impact is built into everything we deliver.
Twelve integrated apps — from spend intelligence to social value — feeding one Board-ready dashboard.
Two of Australia's most experienced procurement practitioners, each with more than twenty years leading procurement functions and transformations across the public and private sectors.
Book a 30-minute CPO360 walkthrough, or start with a capability diagnostic. No obligation either way.