CIO Leadership Essential for Innovation, Transformation and Growth Strategies

WESTPORT, Conn., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation, transformation and business growth strategies require active leadership from CIOs and IT leaders. Speakers and presenters at the 2011 CIO Executive Leadership Summit last week delivered a strong message that CIOs must be ready to assume key leadership responsibilities for leveraging new technologies necessary for organizations to remain competitive in the modern global economy.  

"The summit was truly an exciting and enlightening day of high-quality presentations by an exceptional group of world-class speakers and panelists," said Hunter Muller, President and CEO, HMG Strategy. "It's definitely one of the top thought leadership events for CIOs and IT leaders in the Northeast, and it genuinely delivered unique value and incredible insight."  

More than 260 attendees listened to keynote presentations by Jeanette Horan, VP & CIO, IBM; Ramon Baez, VP & CIO, Kimberly-Clark; Donagh Herlihy, SVP & CIO, Avon Products; Dick Escue, CIO Advisor, Salesforce.com; Whitney Tidmarsh Bouck, GM, Box Enterprise; and Paul Humphreys, Director Global IT, Avaya.  

A series of breakout panels offered rare opportunities to share critical knowledge and timely information with leading experts from multiple industry sectors.  Panelists included Nicholas Colisto, VP & CIO, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.; Michael Gabriel, EVP & CIO, Home Box Office; Jim Gery, VP North America IT, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Michael Del Priore, VP, Global CIO, Church & Dwight; David Colville, CIO, Nestle Waters North America; Greg Fell, CIO, Terex; Cara Dailey, Global Business Intelligence Program Manager, GE Capital; Tom Fountain, Global CIO, Bunge, Ltd.; Anurag Dubey, Head of BI Practice for North America in Manufacturing, TCS; Ken Zimmerman, Founder, President and Senior Business Intelligence Architect, Chateaux Software; Bill Krivoshik, SVP & CIO, Time Warner; Larry Bonfante, CIO, USTA; Lisa Hoffmann, CIO, Marsh & McLennan Agency; Steve Phillips, SVP & CIO, Avnet, Inc.; Hank Zupnick, CIO, GE Real Estate; Shawn Banerji, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds; Beverly Lieberman, President, Halbrecht Lieberman Associates; Mark Polansky, Sr. Client Partner and Managing Director IT Officers Practice, Korn/Ferry International; and Phil Schneidermeyer, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles.

The summit's club-like atmosphere enabled peer-to-peer networking and career building in a relaxed environment.

"It was a high-value experience, with just the right mix of visionary thought leadership and practical advice," said Muller. "The timing was perfect and the level of engagement was simply extraordinary."

The summit was hosted by the Fairfield/Westchester Chapter of the Society for Information Management and produced by HMG Strategy LLC of Westport. Speaker presentations are available for download from the HMG Strategy website.

About HMG Strategy

HMG Strategy, LLC is the leading provider of innovative IT leadership, management and technology support to CIO/Senior IT executives by focusing on the 360-degree needs of the CIO/IT Leader. Our events and services raise thought leadership, knowledge sharing and networking to the highest level. HMG Strategy provides access to an international network of more than 16,000 global CIO/Senior IT executives, industry experts and world-class thought leaders.

Our CIO Executive Leadership Series offers unique event experiences to build relationships with peers and gain the latest insights and best practices for driving increased business value through the use of information technology. Additionally, our partnership with the world's leading search firms provides you with invaluable insights into the changing role of the CIO.

For more information please visit our website at www.hmgstrategy.com.

SOURCE HMG Strategy, LLC