Brian Black

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Sr. Executive Partner at Gartner @ Gartner
stamford, connecticut, united states
Brian Black's Location
Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada, Canada
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About Brian Black

An experienced Information Technology executive with extensive background in networks, IT strategy, infrastructure, and operational support, in the financial industry sector. Delivered bottom-line cost savings, increased productivity and key performance indicators, and implemented IT projects to drive stakeholder value. A relationship-oriented individual with good business acumen and strong interpersonal skills. Skills profile includes: - Development of global network vision, strategy, architecture and standards; - Executive responsibility for Data centre related infrastructure and operational support; - CIO experience; - Global experience;- Outsourcing experience as a vendor and as a client; - Executive Sponsor/Program Manager for a number of large initiatives; - Business lead for a number of large contract negotiations; - Leadership of a large team of 500 people; - Financial responsibility for a large, complex budget of $160 million; - Risk Management and Policy development, incl. IT network security and PCI compliance- Innovation leadership for emerging technologies; - Relationship Management including client management responsibilities.

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Gartner

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Sr. Executive Partner at Gartner
stamford, connecticut, united states
Website:
gartner.com
Employees:
18405
Brian Black Work Experience Details
  • Gartner
    Sr. Executive Partner
    Gartner Sep 2015 - Present
    Canada
    Gartner Leadership Partner - trusted advisor to IT executives from Global 2000 organizations and large government agencies who report directly to the CIO. Coach and critique strategies, guide clients in building their organizations, assist them in developing IT strategy, establishing priorities and planning for implementation around key IT initiatives.
  • Litcom
    Senior Associate
    Litcom May 2015 - Sep 2015
    Toronto, On
    Engaged as an external consultant to conduct a client PCI: Payment Card Industry compliance assessment including Gap Analysis, Remediation strategy, and Remediation Project execution.
  • Continental Bank Of Canada
    Chief Information Officer
    Continental Bank Of Canada Oct 2014 - Feb 2015
    Responsible for all IT-related activities, including infrastructure, applications and IT security; and governance of outsource providers. Responsible for IT components of the regulator (OSFI) onsite examination and successful approval of a Bank license. Program sponsor for the Cards Project to provide Debit and Prepaid foreign exchange cards. Established framework and staffing for IT Security, PCI Compliance and Risk Management.
  • Aditya Birla Minacs
    Vp, Infrastructure & Operations
    Aditya Birla Minacs Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
    Responsible for Infrastructure Services for MMS: Minacs Marketing Solutions division (call centre outsourcer and BPO service provider), including data centres, networks, desktops and related processes. Lead a team of infrastructure managers and specialists, operational support and ITIL related processes. Lead the integration of various IT infrastructure groups based on People, Process, Technology and Risk.
  • Manulife Financial
    Avp, Global Networks
    Manulife Financial 2007 - Feb 2013
    Responsible for the vision, strategy and technical oversight of the Manulife/John Hancock global network. Work closely with IT infrastructure peers, global business units, global network peers, and global CIO’s, provide direction and drive efficiencies for the Manulife/John Hancock global network infrastructure, including the data, voice, video, network security, mobility and unified communications/collaboration.
  • Bmo Financial Group
    Vice President, Application Management Services
    Bmo Financial Group 2002 - 2006
    Responsible for the hosting of 600+ BMO applications across all computing platforms in the Toronto area and Chicago data centres, including many of the Bank’s critical systems such as branch banking, point of sale, ABM’s, Mastercard, Investorline, BMO.com and Online Banking. Also responsible for IT support of the Trading Floors in Toronto, Chicago, New York, London, and China. The team is responsible for planning, design, implementation, support and operation of these hosting platforms; as well as all related storage, business continuity and systems management. Responsible for incident management for all of Enterprise Infrastructure (EI). Led a team of over 500 IT professionals. Responsible for an operating budget of $160 million.
  • Intria-Hp
    Vice President & Gm, Operations Delivery (Trade Clients)
    Intria-Hp 2000 - Jul 2002
    INTRIA-HP was a joint venture company owned 51% by the CIBC and 49% by Hewlett-Packard (HP). Executive relationship manager responsible for all aspects of operations delivery for the Trade clients (non-CIBC) including overall service delivery, end-to-end service levels, infrastructure design and deployment, contract management and identifying new projects and technology solutions.
  • Durham College
    Cio And Executive Director Information Systems
    Durham College 1997 - 1999
    Completed a 2-year secondment from EDS Canada as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Executive Director, Information Systems for Durham College and University Centre. Provided strategic and operational leadership to all academic support, student support and administrative support functions; and provided strategic leadership for all academic programs in Information Technology.
  • Eds Canada / General Motors Of Canada
    Director, Telecommunication Services
    Eds Canada / General Motors Of Canada 1979 - 1997
    Led a team of professionals responsible for all aspects of data and voice communications, network engineering, and field services for the Canadian network. This included providing the entire network infrastructure for two of EDS’ largest customers, General Motors of Canada and Xerox Canada.

Brian Black Skills

Vendor Management It Strategy Data Center Strategy Service Delivery Itil Information Technology Business Analysis It Management Sdlc Operations Management It Outsourcing Global Networking It Contract Negotiation

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