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What CDOs can teach CIOs about how to reach the CEO role
October 22, 2019: CDO Club founder David Mathison explains why Chief Digital Officers are more likely than CIOs to become CEOs. . . "
The man who founded CDO Club is ready to scale his community of digital leaders
June 28, 2019: David Mathison has heard all about those predicting the supposed death of the chief digital officer role, and he believes his work with the CDO Club may offer the most comprehensive and convincing rebuttal to their arguments.. . . "
Are Chief Digital Officers the Next Crop of CEO Candidates?
June 15, 2019: 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 e. . . "
MGM Bets on Departing Volvo Digital Chief to Boost Non-Casino Business
April 24, 2019: 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 . . . "
What Is A Chief Digital Officer? Everything You Need To Know About The CDO Explained
December 21, 2018: by Mark Samuels “What will happen to CDOs? The CDO Club, which is the world’s largest community of C-suite digital and data leaders, says it has 5,000-plus registered members. How many will still be in situ by the end of the decade is up for debate. Perhaps the interesting aside is that . . . "
Press Releases
IDC Named Exclusive Research Partner to CDO Club & Presenting Analyst Partner of CDO Summit
The CDO Club provides high-impact services designed to help members improve their capabilities, strengthen their networks, share insights and strategies, and identify the tools needed to help successfully navigate today’s rapidly evolving, highly competitive and complex data/digital environmen. . . "
7th NYC CDO Summit, Sponsored by Globant, Returns to Columbia University on May 8, 2019
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 Ne. . . "
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 co. . . "
Linda Avery, Chief Data Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Named US Chief Data Officer of the Year 2019 by CDO Club
Linda Avery, Chief Data Officer and Head of Data and Statistics at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, today was recognized as the U.S. Chief Data Officer of the Year 2019 by the CDO Club, the world’s largest community of C-suite digital and data leaders. Ms. Avery was presented with the awa. . . "
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 leader. . . "