Mike Mead

CIO | Global IT Exec | Transformer of IT | Keynote Speaker | Team Builder | Professional Coach | Motivator | Fun!

Role
Chief Information Officer at CNO Financial Group
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Mike Mead

I’m a global IT executive and keynote speaker passionate about leadership and transforming company culture. I excel in orchestrating diverse teams to deliver bottom-line focused technology so that the business wins. With a long track record of successfully delivering complex IT transformation programs and turnarounds, I consistently deliver both on time and under budget. I have an energetic, motivational style of leadership that creates a culture that is innovative, success oriented and fun. COMPANY TURNAROUND: Volunteered to move to Malaysia to deliver offshore global IT center turnaround. Transformed the site from the company’s lowest performing location into the #1 IT operations site, improving SLA’s from 76% to 98%, quality from 64% to 99%, while delivering cost efficiencies of 15%. CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION: Created and executed a strategy to transform employee engagement from a low performing, unengaged staff of 550, to a culture of innovation and delivery. Designed and implemented innovative employee engagement strategy, transforming culture into a delivery-focused organization. Reduced employee turnover from 22% to 10%. CLOUD INNOVATION: Established cloud delivery team of 22 people at zero cost through creating automation efficiencies. Delivered first IT automation capability, playing a key role in the company receiving Wall Street Journal’s IT Innovation Award in 2016.

Experience

  1. Chief Information Officer

    CNO Financial Group

    Jan 2023 — Present · Indianapolis, IN, US

Education

  • SMU Cox School of Business

    Master of Business Administration - MBA

  • Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business

    Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA

Skills

  • Employee Engagement
  • IT Transformation
  • Motivational Speaking
  • IT Strategy
  • Strategy
  • Kanban
  • Program Management
  • IT Operations
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Leadership
  • Team Motivation
  • Business Analysis
  • Global Delivery
  • Vendor Management
  • Budgets
  • Culture Change
  • IT Infrastructure Management
  • Professional Coaching
  • Offshore Resource Management
  • IT Management
  • Business Continuity
  • Financial Management
  • Risk Management
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Divestitures
  • International Business
  • Cloud Computing
  • Asian Markets
  • Critical Thinking
  • Flexibility
  • Business Delivery
  • Data Center
  • IT Service Management
  • Account Management
  • Databases
  • Outsourcing
  • Change Management
  • Information Technology
  • Acquisitions
  • Operational Turnaround

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