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Bournemouth, England, Gb

Responsible for leading a global team of analysts who specialize in advising CEOs and Digital Leaders, while continuing to personally advise executive leaders on digital business, the intersection of technology and business strategy, business model innovation, industry disruption, and change leadership.

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Responsible for leading a global team of CIO analysts while continuing to advise CIOs, CEOs, and business executives on digital business, IT and business strategy, business model innovation, industry disruption, change leadership, and the evolving role of the CIO.

• Advised CIOs, CEOs, and executive leaders on digital business, IT and business strategy, business model innovation, change leadership, and the evolving role of the CIO• Managed Gartner’s global CIO research agenda, responsible for developing the key themes, commissioning the research, and managing fulfillment of the agenda• Spoke regularly at Gartner events and as a guest keynote presenter at externally hosted events• Published research reports on topics such as digital business strategy, sustainable enterprise change, IT strategy, and the Office of the CIO

Developed and managed the global team responsible for Nokia’s corporate IT Strategy, IT Portfolio and Programme Management Office, Strategic IT Marketing, and IT IntelligenceMajor achievements include:•Directed portfolio governance and prioritisation for all global IT and process investments•Led the creation and execution of Nokia’s IT and process strategy and contributed to corporate strategy development•Developed and drove the IT cost optimisation strategy, enabling a 15% decrease in total IT spend during 2009 through portfolio prioritisation, organisational simplification, and application rationalization•Contributed to three major reorganisations, increasing speed, productivity, and business alignment for an organisation of 2200 employees•Owned and developed the governance model for IT and processes, consistently refining and improving decision making practices•Redesigned the funding model for IT and processes, increasing simplicity and transparency

Developed and managed the team responsible for the strategy, quality, competence development, and operations development of corporate IT platformsMajor achievements include:•Led two large organisational transformation programmes, delivering simplified processes and increasing productivity to an organisation of 200+ employees•Developed the IT Platform Strategy and ensured senior management commitment and sponsorship to reuse of common technology and shared infrastructure across IT solutions •Defined the business and operating model between Nokia’s IT organisation and the Network Managed Services business•Transformed the IT platform sourcing strategy from reliance on high cost, high risk temporary labour to cost efficient sub-contracting and outsourcing contracts

•Developed and managed the global team responsible for several shared IT platforms•Delivered 4 M€ annual savings through consolidation and reuse of technology•Defined and steered the vision and direction for specific middleware technologies, and ensured senior management commitment to the next generation integration vision

•Led the global team of 40+ people responsible for developing and running several e-business technologies, including the corporate Internet backbone and Enterprise Portal Platforms•Led the cross-functional team responsible for defining Nokia’s content management platform strategy•Managed an annual budget of 10 M€•Contributed to Nokia’s e-business transformation as a member of the corporate team

•Delivered Nokia’s first Enterprise Portal and corporate search platforms, providing key enablers for the company’s knowledge management strategy•Held overall responsibility of the global portal and search services, from creation through to delivery, while managing the stakeholder relationships•Responsible for both programme management and IT product management

Conducted research on executive effectiveness in relation to Information Technology among Global 100 companies

•Led the staff and daily operations in the Tokyo branch of an English language school•Responsible for the human resources function within the branch office (compensation and benefits, performance reviews, orientation, competence development)•Led the office’s transition to using IT systems, developing tools and processes to improve efficiency of office procedures

Mba / Mbi, International Business

Activities and Societies: MBA Internship with Nokia •Analysed the current state of information availability within the Mobile Phones.

Ba, International Relations (Major), Communications (Minor)

Activities and Societies: Soccer, Acting, Manager of the theatre lighting and sound department

Foreign Policy Study Program, International Relations / Foreign Policy

Activities and Societies: Internship with the World Affairs Council, researching current events and arranging topical lectures.