This month yet another Chief Digital Officer made the transition to CEO/President, when Joachim Janssen was named CEO at Viessmann Group. That means in 2016, three CDOs have already become CEO, and one was named Non-Executive Director (or ‘NED,’ a.k.a. ‘Board Director’ here in the States). And those are just the ones we’ve reported on […]
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Don’t Miss “From Bytes to Board: The Journey from Technology to the Boardroom” at the 2015 U.K. Chief Digital Officer Summit
Since its inception in 2011, the CDO Club has been tracking the Chief Digital Officer to CEO/NED career trend, and for good reason: An increasing number of CDOs are making the leap to CEO. So far, in 2015 alone, 10 Chief Digital Officers have become CEO/President, while four have become Non-Executive Board Directors. In 2014, […]
U.K. Chief Digital Officer Summit Announces Agenda and Speakers for 2nd Annual Event in London on 7 October 2015
Did you know the number of Chief Digital Officers is on track to double again in 2015, to 2,000 CDOs globally? Hundreds of those are based in the U.K. where we are witnessing the exact same trend. Also, in 2015 alone, 10 Chief Digital Officers have become CEO/President, while four have become Non-Executive Board Directors, […]