Greater Chicago Area
Global Senior Business Leader, Chief Information Officer and Board Member with the powerful combination of financial acumen and digital transformation management expertise. Brings deep experience delivering differentiated value in technology, distribution, multi-industrials and healthcare. Specializes in people, process and digital services & operations, transformational strategies, compliance, privacy and information security functions, and ethical application of artificial intelligence (AI) for enterprise and product improvements. ▪ Trusted Member of Executive Leadership team valued for decisive leadership and expertise in developing and implementing actionable strategies for both public and private multinational companies, startups and carve-outs. ▪ Collaborative problem-solver who quickly assesses complicated situations and drives strategies that lead organizations to the next level of growth, efficiency and profitability. ▪ Innovative change agent expert in restructuring and repositioning companies, helping organizations navigate highly regulated and compliance-driven business models, and enabling complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, digital process evolution and cultural transformation. ▪ Adept builder, coach and mentor of high-performing organizations and successful global leaders and teams. ▪ Held U.S. Department of Defense Top Secret Level of Clearance.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and President, responsible for leading the global information technology function. Manages 1,200 employees. Responsible for setting the vision and guiding development and implementation of strategies to ensure efficient, effective and secure operations for IT and digital services, solutions and transformations. ▪ Sponsored IT due diligence and legal separation enabling close on the sale of the renal care business (Vantive) to Carlyle, including a 24-month separation agreement. ▪ Defined an integrated IT strategy, organizational structure, operating model, strategic modernization budget and governance process for the new three-segment global operating model. ▪ Developing a comprehensive enterprise and product cybersecurity capability. ▪ Sponsoring a comprehensive enterprise application simplification and digital transformation program. ▪ Supported numerous critical restoration efforts. ▪ Serves as Co-Chair of AI Governance along with the General Counsel and Chief Compliance & Trust Officer.
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HCL Technologies Limited, doing business as HCLTech, is a global information technology services and consulting company with offices in 52 countries and more than 225,944 employees.
Responsible for leading the global information technology function. Managed 750+ employees, the vision and guided development and implementation of strategies to ensure efficient, effective and secure operations for IT services and solutions. Oversaw digital process transformations. ▪ Provided leadership to complete acquisition of Federal-Mogul within nine months from the letter of intent, including a successful IT-enabled integration, spin and synergy program that established operational separation within 12 months and generated operational synergies and capital improvements. ▪ Defined an integrated IT strategy, organizational structure, operating model, strategic modernization budget and governance process for the new four-segment global operating model portfolio company. ▪ Developed a comprehensive information security and privacy strategy, initiative roadmap, committed resource plan and operating capability support. ▪ Created and deployed the DRiV.com website to promote the future independent company, earning a 2020 Webby Award Honoree distinction, celebrating excellence on the internet. ▪ Established an enterprise analytics center of excellence leveraging Microsoft Azure. ▪ Facilitated response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. ▪ Established a rationalization and modernization program for 1,600 applications. ▪ Co-sponsored targeted enterprise-wide functional transformations. ▪ Led the creation and governance of the Women’s Business Resource Group. ▪ Initiated and sponsored innovative capabilities supporting profitable growth efforts. ▪ Led functional due diligence supporting the successful buyout by Apollo Global Management.