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RSS background cioAnalysis: Has the "CIO" reached the end of the line?
Comment The role of the CIO and IT director has once again come under the spotlight following the silicon.com CIO Forum last week with the question being asked whether the IT function should even be under the control of someone with a technology background. [06 Oct 2004]
Claire Hamon
CIO Profile Hamon brings a solid technical background to the CIO role, having studied computing at the London Computer Electronic School and cut her teeth as a programmer. Afterwards she put the training into practice when she joined the Crown Prosecution... [11 Jun 2008]
How to be a top CIO
CIO Analysis The general wisdom put forward from various quarters over the last few years is that as the CIO role becomes more business-focused there is less need to have a person with a technical background fill those shoes at the top table. [06 Jun 2007]
The CIO's route to the top
Comment Gordon Lovell-Read, who has just left Siemens UK where he was CIO and director of corporate business technology, has a programming background but rose to the role of CIO after spending 17 years at HP in a number of senior management posts across... [11 Jun 2008]
CIO Jury: Tech or exec - which makes the best CIO?
News But one of those who supported Carayol's comment was Graham Benson, information services director and CIO at Screwfix Direct. The debate was sparked by silicon.com columnist and ex-CIO Rene Carayol's comments at the silicon.com CIO Forum last week... [04 Oct 2004]
The McCue Interview: Barclays CTO Kevin Lloyd
Comment The CIO function at Barclays is a very traditional one and Lloyd says the CTO role was supported by Barrett, who had come from large financial services organisations with a CTO position within the CIO function. [23 Dec 2003]
Delivering Value through Platform Consolidation
White Paper Today’s CIO’s are under pressure as never before. Against a background of economic downturn and tougher market conditions, there is overwhelming pressure to cut costs. This white paper discusses the benefits of consolidation to enterprises. [02 Mar 2004]
IT shut-out for CEO jobs
News That picture is not likely to change any time soon, but high-profile positions and a solid financial and business background are vital for any CIO aiming for the top job, said Marx. Not a single CEO in the UK FTSE 100 index of leading blue chip... [17 Jul 2003]
CIOs must bridge gap between business and tech
News And executives from a broader business background are increasingly being appointed CIO as well as people from the IT organisation, he said. The CIO must act as the link between IT and the wider strategy of the business, and not get too bogged down... [17 Oct 2005]
Microsoft bags Wal-Mart exec for COO role
News In an email to Microsoft workers on Thursday, Ballmer said: "Kevin Turner's experience as a proven leader of people in Wal-Mart's incredibly dynamic sales environment, his IT background as CIO of a world-class company and his familiarity with our... [05 Aug 2005]
Gordon Lovell-Read
CIO Profile He became CIO and the only member of the executive management board to have been appointed from outside the company. Although he started out his career at ICL in software engineering, Lovell-Read has risen to the role of CIO without going through... [06 Jun 2007]
SME Philes: 6 questions CIOs should ask themselves
Comment The CIO may also have others (business analysts, cross-business relationship managers) reporting to them as necessary. Many boards are unaware what value a true CIO could add to their company; many regard anything to do with IT systems as a... [10 Nov 2004]
Top 10 retail IT stories of the year
News Interview: Tesco CIO Colin Cobain Cobain predicted that technology in retail would remain in the background and gizmos in the hands of customers would stay a fantasy. And while most retailers saw a slow-down, the irresistible Tesco continued to... [19 Dec 2007]
High-profile outsourcing failures predicted in 2005
News Gartner's prediction comes on the back of its CIO Resolutions for 2005 study, which outlines changing trends that CIOs need to address to add value to the business and further their own careers. In terms of career advice, Gartner says CIOs should... [16 Dec 2004]
Leader: Why we don't need more techies
Leader Undoubtedly, as British Airways CIO Paul Coby said himself this week, government and businesses need to address this urgently in order to avert a future skills crisis that will seriously impact the global competitiveness of the UK. [02 Aug 2006]
