The articles, reports, and heated conversations are all over the Web: Should CIOs become Chief Digital Officers (CDOs)? Is the CDO replacing the CIO (Chief Information Officer)? Are CIOs willing – let alone prepared – to become CDOs? The fact is, many high-profile CIOs have already become CDOs, such as: Stephen Gillett: Moved from CIO […]
Vivian Schiller, Twitter’s new Head of News, opens inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit (VIDEO)
Vivian Schiller, former Chief Digital Officer for NBC News, and Twitter’s new Head of News and Journalism Partnerships, opened the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit with a fireside chat with Riley McDonough, former SVP & GM of Consumer Publishing at Thomson Reuters. Ms. Schiller will leave NBC and join Twitter in January. According to the […]
New Chief Digital Officers hired at McDonald’s, IDG, Axa, Vancouver, more
The hiring of Chief Digital Officers continues apace, with new hires over the last 30 days at McDonald’s, IDG Communications, Axa Insurance, the City of Vancouver, and more. These new positions underscore the importance of Chief Digital Officers across all industries – not just advertising, media, and publishing – but also in sectors typically slow to adopt new […]
McKinsey: 30% have a Chief Digital Officer on their executive team
NEW YORK, NY September 12, 2013: McKinsey & Company’s annual global survey, Bullish on Digital, concludes that Chief Digital Officers are already playing critical roles in the C-suites of major global organizations: Thirty percent of respondents also report a chief digital officer (CDO) on their companies’ executive teams, a sign of the widespread awareness that […]
Are you looking to hire – or become – a Chief Digital Officer?
NEW YORK, NY September 3, 2013: Today, Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Arthur posted an article on Forbes.com entitled, “Why You Should Consider Hiring A Chief Digital Officer, And Why Now,” that explained why this position is so critical for many organizations right now: CDOs are digital-savvy, business-driven leaders who have what it takes to transform […]