“The Chief Digital Officer Talent Map 2013 , published by CDO Club, reveals in 2005 the first CDO was appointed; in 2013 there were 488 CDOs worldwide; by 2014 forecasts suggest there will be 1,000 – 1,500 CDOs worldwide, see Exhibit 2

“The Chief Digital Officer Talent Map, published by the CDO Club, reveals: • In 2005 the first CDO was appointed; in 2013 there were 488 CDOs worldwide; by 2014 forecasts suggest there will be 1,000 – 1,500 CDOs worldwide; • Since the beginning of 2013, 190 new Chief Digital Officers have been hired globally; • […]

“The number of CDOs doubled in 2013 to 500 and it is predicted that there will be 1,000 by the end of 2014. The CDO is becoming fundamental to business. In many cases they will take over from the traditional CMO and CTO or CIO roles, although the extent of this will depend on the […]

“These banks are part of a bigger trend in which companies in all industries (especially advertising, media and publishing) have been adopting the chief digital officer title. In 2005, there was exactly one CDO in the entire world: Jason Hirschhorn at MTV. In 2013, there were 488, according to the Chief Digital Officer Club. The […]

“According to the Chief Digital Officer Talent Map, a comprehensive study of Chief Digital Officers created by David Mathison (founder of the CDO Club), the number of CDO hires has doubled every year since 2005 and is conservatively forecasted to double again in 2014, for a total of 1,000 CDOs by the year-end.”