Gino Gualtieri

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ABOUT GINO GUALTIERI

Chief Information OfficerCIO with over 25 years’ experience, internationally (Canada, USA, Europe) as a business leader with an accomplished background in the development and implementation of technology strategies designed to support business development and transformational change.With deep experience in business transformation and process improvement, have helped organizations change and adapt in the rapidly evolving digital world, to enable and support commercial growth, and to equip businesses with the right digital capabilities and strategies to respond quickly and efficiently to both internal and external customers\' needs.Have held senior executive roles at major corporations including Home Hardware Stores Limited, Reitmans (Canada) Limited, Sears Canada, The Brick Group, Accenture, and Staples Inc, as well as four start-ups,(Business Depot, Adero, Olly Shoes, Unique Solutions).Proven competencies in strategy development, business acumen, technology road-mapping, establishing capable and motivated solutions delivery and support teams, change management / process re-engineering, and collaborative executive team membership with significant board exposure. Open to consulting opportunities as:• Interim CIO, where- An organization requires technology strategy, road-mapping, planning, in support of a business transformation program - Greater alignment between Technology and Business operations is desired - A temporary CIO is required to bridge IT leadership gap between CIO’s • CIO coach / mentor where resident CIO has sound technical capabilities and aspires to be more effective in the Senior Executive suite and at the Board of Directors table• Fractional CIO for early-stage companies that require part-time technology leadership, as increased controls, automation and security needs become more critical• Value-adder where an organization is searching for their next CIO and would like a seasoned CIO’s perspective to complement the recruiting processExperience/Competencies: • Commerce oriented digital technology• Establish, transform, advance IT operations to promote commercial success• Integration of legacy systems with digital technologies to maximize ROI and business performance• Business start-up, turn-around, integration and restructuring• Change management• Centralization and consolidation of multinational operations• Systems development, implementation & integration• Technology evaluation, selection and implementation• Business merger, acquisition and consolidation