CIO: Boardroom Instead of Data Center
Armonk, NY (PRWEB) July 18, 2013 -- IDG Computerworld Switzerland interviewed Jörg Winkelmann, Executive Director of the Center for CIO Leadership at IBM, about the changing role of the CIO and the skills required to be both a business leader and innovator.
The article states that with the pervasive use of information technology through the enterprise, the CIO becomes business-critical and a true innovation partner for the other business units in the company. Three areas of competencies will be important to the CIO: First, operation and service; Second, innovation and collaboration with other C-level executives and business units; Third, risk management.
The interview, published July 12, 2013, is available in German at Computerworld.ch. An English summary is available at the Center for CIO Leadership website.
Founded by IBM in 2007, the Center for CIO Leadership is a global community of over 3000 world-wide CIOs and equivalent IT operating executives. The Center for CIO Leadership focuses on the advancement of strategic business leadership competencies for CIOs.
Michelle Wycoff, IBM-Center for CIO Leadership, http://www.centerforcioleadership.com, 914-766-8010, [email protected]
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