Tag: CDOs

Egon Zehnder CDOs

CDOs may see themselves as future CEOs, but Egon Zehnder research shows some big obstacles first

Digital, Latest B2B News, Leadership, Top News June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Shane Schick

Forty two per cent of chief digital officers told Egon Zehnder they believe their next role will be CEO, despite the fact the vast majority are the first in their company to hold their current title and three-quarters don’t feel their organization is prepared for digital transformation. The global executive search firm recently released CDO Decoded: The […]

Chief digital officers

Editor’s Note: Why chief digital officers shouldn’t be so easily dismissed

Digital, Latest B2B News, Leadership, Top News June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Shane Schick

As a research vice-president at Gartner Inc., Chris Howard has a lot of experience providing insight and guidance to all kinds of executive leaders, particularly CIOs. On a recent trip to Germany, however, he found himself having a conversation with a manufacturing firm where one of the key stakeholders was a chief digital officer — […]