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Director of Technology Portfolio and Chief Information Officer Office and Strategy and Enterprise Architecture and PMO

How do we prepare--both ourselves and the next generation--for the need to constantly reinvent ourselves and adapt to ever-fast change?

MBA-educated Senior Technology Director working for a world-renowned Academic and Educational Publisher operating across the globe. Responsible for Global Technology Portfolio, Strategy & Planning, Enterprise Architecture, PMO, and Technology Operating Model. Member of the Global Technology Board with oversight of Technology Strategy and £70m annual Technology budget. Over 25 years’ experience in technology and change delivery in Publishing, Retail, and Oil industries. Tested capability in technology leadership, programme definition, mobilisation, and delivery across the value chain in varied organisations. Operating at all levels of the organisation with frequent and regular engagement with C-suite and board-level directors.NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS- Led the review of the global Technology Operating Model for Oxford University Press defining the organization, ways of working, and desired culture for OUPs global Technology capability of c. 500 staff with operating savings of c. £7 million per annum. The review included a strategic outsourcing procurement process that resulted in a 7-year partnership with a leading technology company and a top-to-bottom reorganization of OUP’s global technology team- Delivery of the £24 million Sterling programme – replacing Order Fulfilment/Order Management Systems for Argos/Homebase multi-channel home delivery operation with IBM Sterling Commerce- At Home Retail Group, was asked by the programme directorate to prepare a plan, budget and business case, presented to the board level steering group for the £130million Supply Chain programme delivering benefits of £50million per annum. As a result of the success of the review, promoted to Programme Manager for the Integrated Planning and Product Flow Management work-stream which included implementation of Oracle Retail and i2 Planning tools.- Extensive experience of managing tier 1 and 2 partners across IS integration and business change including Big 4 Management Consultants