Bain Capital and the CDO Club Announce
‘101 CDOs Who Have Become CEO’
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Bain Capital and the CDO Club today jointly released a report on ‘101 CDOs Who Have Become CEO,‘ which lists 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.
“We are excited to celebrate and draw attention to executives who are on the right side of history,” said Darren Herman, Operating Partner at Bain Capital. “Just like business, the C-suite is evolving it’s DNA, and organizations that embrace digital think writ large will have a solid chance of succeeding. Let us not sell digital think short, it goes far and beyond a website and e-commerce.”
“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.
At the upcoming NYC CDO Summit on Wednesday May 30, Darren Herman of Bain Capital will keynote on the “CDO to CEO” trend. Darren’s keynote will be followed by a panel moderated by CDO Club founder David Mathison, featuring CDOs who have become CEO, which will cover the skills, training, and resources required to achieve this career path.
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.
SPECIAL GUEST:
JOHN HALL Former NY Congressman; Musician, songwriter, founder of Orleans, and author of STILL THE ONE: A Rock’n’Roll Journey to Congress and Back
Ananya Chadha: Innovator at TKS
Anthony Scriffignano, Ph.D.: SVP, Chief Data Scientist at Dun & Bradstreet
Benjamin Jankowski: Senior Vice President, Global Media at MasterCard
Danielle Koffer: VP Global Media at Colgate Palmolive
Darren Herman: Operating Partner at Bain Capital
David Chivers: President & Publisher at Register Media
David Mathison: Curator, CDO Summit & Founder, CDO Club
Eric Hellweg: Managing Director, Product Management & Digital Strategy at Harvard Business Review / HBR.org
Eugene Kolker: VP & Chief Data Officer, IBM Services at IBM Corp.
Gina Papush: Global Chief Data & Analytics Officer at QBE Insurance Group
Greg Paull: Co Founder and Principal at R3
Jessica Pointing: Quantum Computing Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Joe Bilman: Chief Digital Officer & Head of Product Development at Harland Clarke Holdings, Valassis & Harland Clarke
Joe Caserta: President of Caserta
John Hall: Former Congressman for NY’s 19th District, Musician, Songwriter, Co-Founder of Orleans, and Author of “Still the One: A Rock’n’Roll Journey to Congress and Back”
Jon Bond: Co Chairman and Chief Tomorroist at The Shipyard
Makoto Kakizaki: Director of Digital Strategy Office at Sansan
Michelle Froah: Vice President of Digital Transformation at Samsung Electronics America
Richard Kramer: Founder, Managing Director at Arete Research
Saskia Steinacker: Vice President and Global Lead Digital Excellence at Bayer
Sean Atkins: Sr. Advisor at Evolution Media & Former President, MTV
Slava Akmaev: SVP, Chief Analytics Officer at BERG
Steve Abrams, PhD: Vice President, Data Science & Analytics at United Technologies
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