Ash Banerjee Email Address

Interim Chief Operating Officer

Straight talking. Thinking around corners. Solving the problem before it becomes one. Our lawyers work with you to solve your toughest legal issues.

I currently serve as Chief Operating Officer - Americas and Chief Information Officer, and for Hogan Lovells based in Washington DC. I served most recently as Chief Information Officer for WilmerHale in Washington DC for nearly 8 years and prior to that 4 years as Global Chief Information Officer for EMI Music based in New York, NY . Prior to that I served as VP Equant (now Orange Business Services) Global Application Systems, based in Reston, Virginia, reporting to the CIO. In this role, I was responsible for all Global application systems, with staff in the US, Europe and Asia. Post merger with Global One I delivered the merger plan involving conversion to common Global systems worldwide, bringing down costs by over 50%, headcount by over 40% while at the same time improving automation. I joined Global One in 1996 as Director, Carrier Systems, based in Brussels. I relocated to the US in 1999 as VP Biling Systems and led the pre-merger planning work-streams for Systems while holding the position of Global CIO for Global One. Earlier in my career, I worked briefly for Heidrick & Struggles International Inc as Director Information, based in Paris. Prior to this, I worked for Andersen Consulting (Accenture) in London, UK for over 10 years. There, I led several multimillion-dollar projects, including leading a Pan European Systems Integration and Change project for a food manufacturer. I bring a combination of international outlook with Global responsibilities - having worked in the US, UK, Belgium, France, and a few months in the Israel - and 30 years of experience in senior management in consultancy and line roles. Specialties: Executive Management, Strategy, Operational management, Information Technology, Consulting Management, Change implementation, Global Information Systems Delivery, Merger planning and integration.