Chris McCall

Group Technology Director - Publishing @Bauer Media Group

Build and lead a group wide publishing technology function to leverage the scale of the organisation and create new collaboration driven capabilities. Design and lead the function – establish the team, create, embed, and continuously improve processes, and capabilities. • Act as the primary driver to establish publishing wide services to drive value and efficiency. Work with the stakeholders to understand current and target capabilities needed to deliver change, design the team and operating model, supporting processes, artefacts, tools, and behaviours. • Work with the global CTIO and the wider global technology team to establish programme and service foundations required to support the development of publishing wide functions as well as continuing to add to the portfolio of productivity solutions used throughout the organisation. • Provide critical insight to the Chief Technology Information Officer and key stakeholders around performance, technology demand, project spend and opportunities for improvement. • Strategy, planning & demand management - align change investments and demand with the strategy of the Publishing business, through a deep understanding of business strategy and target outcomes. • Own the technology budget – coordination of technology cost, business case development, benefits tracking, risk management, efficiency opportunities. • Accountable for all publishing applications and platforms used across Bauer Media Group. Responsible for each service proposition, transition and development for new services and development and improvement of existing services. Work with and represent business partners and business area executive leadership to define and deliver publishing applications. • Management of strategic partners at Bauer relevant to the Publishing applications – e.g, Adobe. • Operate at Board level to support the development of the Publishing business strategy alongside business CEO’s.