CIO Breakfast Series
The Calgary Chapter of the CIO Association of Canada invites its members and other senior IT executives to meet, network, learn, and discuss topics relevant to their business.
Breakfast Event -- Wednesday May 16, 2012
(Note different meeting day: Wednesday, not Thursday)
Topic: Managing Mountains of Data Desktop
Speakers: Richard Hannah, SVP, IS, and CIO, The Brick
Bill Hewitt, CEO, Kalido
Time: 7:30am MDT -- 9:30am MDT
Location: Calgary Chamber of Commerce, 100 6 Avenue Southwest, Calgary
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Fee: Complimentary for CIOCAN members; $40 for qualified non-members
As a 40 year old company, The Brick has amassed a mountain of data without a clear architecture to manage it and turn it into information. After an initial analysis it was clear that they had to develop an Information Management solution but did not have the patience or the time to invest in a major Data Warehousing project. Through their relationship with Cadeon, The Brick was introduced to Kalido and went forward with an initial Proof of Concept that has become a hugely successful solution that is solving real business problems and giving them access to information that they never had in the past. They now are moving forward with a larger Enterprise Information Management program that is not only providing access to Information but has the added benefit of providing a solution for managing customer MDM and overall Data Governance.
Join the Brick’s Richard Hannah, SVP IS and CIO and Bill Hewitt, CEO of Kalido as they share the Kalido story and specifically The Brick story of developing the Agile Information Management solution.
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Speakers:
Richard Hannah, Senior Vice-President, Information Services and CIO, The Brick Group
The Brick Group is a $1.5B Canadian retailer of household furniture, mattresses, appliances and home electronics. Richard is responsible for all strategic and operational aspects of Information Technology for the company. In his year and a half at The Brick, he has been part of creating a major Business Transformation that is supported by major technology changes and new investments. He has over 28 years of Information Technology experience starting in operations, then into software development before moving into various management positions with large Canadian companies. Prior to his appointment at The Brick he was VP, Information Technology with The Forzani Group and also held various senior IT positions with Shaw Communications. Richard holds an MBA with a major in Information Technology Management from Athabasca University, a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of New Brunswick and a technology diploma from the New Brunswick Community College.
Bill Hewitt, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, Kalido
Bill Hewitt is responsible for Kalido's business strategy and operating results. Bill brings over 20 years of executive-level leadership experience in enterprise software, hardware and services markets to Kalido, along with expertise in managing companies in all phases of growth, from venture backed private firms to public Global 2000 companies. Before joining Kalido, Bill served as President, Asia Pacific, for Novell, responsible for the management of Novell's operations in the region. Previously, as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Bill managed Novell's worldwide marketing strategy.
Prior to Novell, Bill served as the Group Vice President for Global Theater Marketing at PeopleSoft, and also held the position of Group Vice President, Industry Solutions, and Vice President, Global Product Marketing. Previously, Bill held senior sales and marketing positions including Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Brigade Corporation, Senior Vice President of Marketing at ProBusiness, and held the top marketing post for Hyperion Software. Bill started his career at IBM Corporation, where he spent ten years in various sales, marketing and management positions.
Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Boston University School of Management. He writes blogs for both Kalido Conversations and CIO.com on the most relevant issues facing information management today.