Michele Dalessandro Email Address

Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Manufacturing Information Technology at Merck

Merck is a biopharmaceutical provider which is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.

Senior Information Technology Executive with demonstrated success directing business and IT transformation in large, global organizations. Leading an IT organization of 300+ and controlling $200M spend with a seat at the executive table and the global IT leadership team. Delivering organizational transformation and a focus on building structure and control frameworks inside a massively complex business. Change agent with proven track-record of business partnership, and delivering high-impact projects producing outstanding business results. Excels at managing talent, influencing culture, defining strategy, creating alignment and driving performance to achieve strategic goals. Proven track record of building and leading global organizations to outstanding accomplishments. Significant experience in sourcing, and establishing IT/business shared services within a regulated environment. Specialties: Building and Managing High Performing Teams, Process Standardization (benchmarking, adoption of leading practices) and Process Improvement (including lean/six sigma), Relationship Management, excellent communication skills particularly bridging technology and non-technology audiences as well as senior executive level engagement