Jose Rios Email Address

Senior Director of Information Technology

Olam International is a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf, supplying food and industrial raw materials worldwide. With a direct presence in 70 countries, we have built a leadership presence in many businesses including confectionery and beverage ingredients, food staples and packaged foods, spices and vegetable ingredients and industrial raw materials. \r\n\r\nOlam is committed to responsible growth. We ensure profitable growth is achieved in an ethical, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner and believe that it is only by doing business in a sustainable way that long-term value for all can be delivered. \r\n\r\nFor more information on our company or sustainability initiatives, please visit our website at olamgroup.com or follow us on Twitter @olam for regular updates.

-Over 20 years of experience in the IT Industry-Experience managing all aspects of the IT Function including Applications, Infrastructure, and Support.-Merger experience including consolidation of application footprint, application migration to SAP, migration of IT assets including hardware and software, and payroll system migration.-Experience managing suppliers, vendors, and implementers.-ERP implementation experience including Microsoft Dynamics AX, and two large scale SAP implementations.-Experience with data center migrations and management.-International experience and exposure including the ability to manage and deal effectively across multiple cultures and disparate geographic locations.-Background includes manufacturing and food processing and commodity industries.Specialties: IT Leadership, System Integration, IT Support and Processes, ERP Applications and Implementation, Teambuilding, Training and development, Onshore/Offshore resource management, IT Security, Supplier and Vendor Management, International Experience.