NEW YORK, April 30, 2019. /PRNewswire/ — Organizers for the 7th annual NYC CDO Summit, sponsored by Globant, a digitally native global technology services company, today announced speakers and the agenda for the event on May 8, 2019, in the Roone Arledge auditorium at Columbia University in New York City.
Atif Rafiq, President of Commercial and Growth, MGM Resorts International (former CDO, Volvo Cars) Named U.S. Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2019 by CDO Club
NEW YORK, May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Atif Rafiq, newly appointed President of Commercial and Growth at MGM Resorts International and former Chief Digital Officer at Volvo Cars, today was recognized as the U.S. Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2019 by the CDO Club, the world’s largest community of C-suite digital and data leaders.
Are Chief Digital Officers the Next Crop of CEO Candidates?
Today’s digital leaders could well be tomorrow’s CEOs if a new survey out today is any indication. Recruitment firm Egon Zehnder released a new survey of chief digital officers (CDOs) that tapped into the mindset, methods, and motivations of what are essentially the first generation of digital executives within global organizations.
Fred Santarpia, Former Chief Digital Officer at Condé Nast, Named U.S. Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2018 by CDO Club
NEW YORK, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Fred Santarpia, Digital Transformation Expert and former Chief Digital Officer at Condé Nast, was today recognized as the U.S. Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2018 by the CDO Club, the world’s largest community of C-suite digital and data leaders.
MGM Bets on Departing Volvo Digital Chief to Boost Non-Casino Business
Atif Rafiq, chief digital officer at Volvo, plans to join MGM Resorts International as president of commercial and growth. The move, slated for mid-May, reflects a shift of the role of CDO from change catalyst to revenue producer, which can also lead to higher offices. At least 34 CDOs have gone on to become chief […]