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Tuesday January 15, 2019
How the Talent War Benefits CDOs.
Bain Capital/CDO Club Report:
‘101 CDOs Who Have Become CEO’
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2019 promises to be yet another big year for CDOs and other executives with experience in digital transformation, implementing data-driven culture, and a deep understanding of cybersecurity.
The war for talent continues, especially in the C-suite.
Look no further than the leadership crisis unfolding at Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies, where executives are expected to hit the ground running to manage turnarounds, succession planning, change management, and to identify and deliver new products and revenue streams in an increasingly competitive and disruptive business environment.
Hence the importance of experienced CDOs to PE groups such as Bain Capital, Carlyle Group, Providence Equity Partners, KKR, Apollo Global, Blackstone, and their portfolio companies.
According to a recent report by Hunt-Scanlon, “the PE sector can expect to see an expanding bidding war for top talent over the next decade. Driving the trend: persistent global talent shortages across the C-suite in most industries and functions, including finance, healthcare, biotech, digital, and technology.
Value creation for PE firms is no longer beholden to financial engineering. Instead, returns are best maximized by building top flight management teams to drive revenue, find operating efficiencies and transform culture. Leadership is the new bottom line for PE operating executives seeking top talent for their portfolio businesses.”
Our goal at the CDO Club is is to help our members prepare for these important positions. For example, check out the report we co-published with Bain Capital on “101 CDOs Who Have Become CEO,” below.
Darren Herman, Operating Partner at Bain Capital
presenting “100 CDOs Who Have Become CEO” at the 2018 NYC CDO Summit
In 2018, Bain Capital and the CDO Club co-published a report on ‘101 CDOs Who Have Become CEO,‘ which listed 101 Chief Digital Officers and Chief Data Officers who have become Chief Executive Officer or President since 2011.
The phenomenon is occurring globally, across sectors, and at organizations of all sizes.
“The increase in the number of digital and data leaders taking the CEO role demonstrates the critical importance of having seasoned online veterans at the helm of organizations today,” said David Mathison, CEO of the CDO Club. “The CDO Club congratulates those who have made this transition, and we continue to provide resources to help others gain the skills, connections, and training required to do the same.”
The CDO Club is the only organization tracking this important trend. The CDO Summit regularly includes this topic in their programming, in our efforts to prepare CDOs who want to lead the way.
A select list of 25 of the 101 CDOs who have become CEO/President (in alphabetical order):
Danny Bass: CEO, IPG Mediabrands Australia. Former CDO, GroupM.
Jonathan Becher: Co-President, Sharks Sports & Entertainment. Former CDO, SAP.
Ganesh Bell: President, Uptake. Former CDO, GE.
Simon Bligh: CEO, Dun & Bradstreet (now illion ANZ). Former Chief Data Officer, Veda.
Nicola Brandolese: President, Retail at Luxottica Group. Former CDO, Luxottica Group.
Adam Brotman: President and Chief Experience Officer, J. Crew. Former CDO, Starbucks Coffee Co.
David Chivers: President & Publisher, Register Media. Former CDO, Jostens.
Kevin Conroy: President, Digital & New Platforms at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Former Chief Strategy & Data Officer and President, Enterprise Development at Univision Communications Inc.
Jason Goldberger: CEO and President, Blue Nile. Former CDO, Target.
Barbara Goodstein: President & CEO, TIGER 21. Former CDO, AXA Equitable.
Peter Harmer: CEO of Insurance Australia Group. Former CDO, IAG.
Jim Lanzone: CEO of CBS Interactive & CDO, CBS Corp.
Laura Lee: Former President and CDO, Margaritaville Media.
Donald Lim: CEO at Dentsu Aegis Network Philippines. Former CDO, ABS-CBN Corporation.
Pete Longo: CEO US Media, IDG and CDO, IDG.
Jonathan Lu: Former CEO, Alibaba Group. Former Chief Data Officer, Alibaba.
Jim Mullen: Former CEO and CDO, Ladbrokes Coral Group.
Message from CDO Club/Summit founder David Mathison:
In my new role as Community Manager for the CDO Club, my goal for 2019 is to continue to focus like a laser beam on helping our community members succeed.
Our December Jobs Updates for Chief Digital Officers will be distributed this Thursday, and Chief Data Officer JOBS Update will be delivered next Thursday.
This week, we will also be posting fifteen new CDO jobs to our career page.
To see the full JOBS Update, you’ll need at least a SILVER membership, and a minimum GOLD membership to see the open jobs on the career page.
Our Jobs Update emails garner the highest open rates, since they track the pulse of C-suite digital and data executives across the globe.
Our readers use these CDO Jobs Updates to find out:
Who got hired?
What companies are hiring?
Which CDOs are in the news, and why?
Our “Basic” CDO Club membership is free in exchange for your email address.
But to really maximize the Jobs Updates and deeply explore the CDO universe – and get the details on the three items above – it’s best to upgrade to a paid annual subscription. For example, a Silver CDO Club membership gets you access to the full Jobs Updates for one year for just $495.
More membership options are outlined below:
Three reasons you should upgrade to a SILVER, GOLD or PLATINUM CDO Club membership:
1. CDO JOBS Update: The CDO JOBS Update includes 3 sections: New CDO Hires; CDOs In The News; and Open CDO Jobs. Our goal is to keep you up-to-date on the dynamic CDO market – and maybe help find your next dream job! Minimum SILVER membership.
2. CDO Career Page: Our Career Page includes open CDO (and other related) positions worldwide, as well as space for our partners to post open positions of their own. Minimum GOLD membership to access this page.
3. CDO Club Video Portal: View all of the videos from every single CDO Summit to date. We show you “WHO” is leading digital transformation and data-driven culture around the globe, and “HOW” they are doing it. Minimum GOLD or PLATINUM membership to access this page.
View videos from your colleagues and seasoned digital leaders such as:
For many vendors, its become increasingly difficult to keep track of who is in charge at their client’s organizations. Shifting budgets, internal battles over head-count, new decision-makers in the C-Suite. Almost every sector has been affected.
Seasoned leaders with experience in digital transformation and data-driven culture are increasingly getting the keys to the kingdom, reporting to the CEO and the Board.
We’ve been tracking this shift since 2011, when there were only a few hundred CDOs on earth. Now, thousands of people hold those titles.
We can help get your message to these highly coveted, C-level digital and data decision-makers. We provide our partners with unparalleled access to the world’s top data, analytics, and digital executives, and enable you to learn more about their projects, needs, timelines, and budgets.
If you provide solutions that add value to enterprise CDOs and CAOs, you should join us this year.
Complete sponsorship details are available via our sponsor portal here and below.
We have a 7-year history of convening bespoke events, in intimate settings designed for networking, and we can also extend your message beyond the Summit, to the 5,000 registered members of our CDO Club, and to our targeted email list of 30,000 global subscribers.
Don’t take our word for it. Hear why sponsors, speakers, and delegates love our events in the video below:
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