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The challenging role of today’s CIO

Cloudbusting Podcast

April 12th, 2023
This week Jez and Darren receive Doug Drinkwater, Director of Strategy at HotTopics for a sit down to unpick the ever-evolving role of the CIO and talk about the challenges faced in this role seen from the lens of a seasoned business technology journalist. Doug unveils what it takes to step into this role, the skill set required, whether personality traits matter, and what background they need to make them successful in an ever-changing business landscape. Podcast alert; it’s Cloudbusting time! Bookmark it if you haven’t yet and get listening.

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Hosts

Jez Ward

Jez Ward

Jez is the Global head of Advisory and Executive Cloud Advisor, dedicated to helping CxOs deliver high-impact business outcomes in the cloud. He is a trusted IT leader with 30 years in diverse industry roles, including the COO for iRiS Software, SVP for IT at Kempinski Hotels and CIO for JJW Hotels and Resorts.

Darren Bowling

Darren Bowling

Darren is a Senior Cloud Advisor. Over the last 20 years, he has held senior roles in IT – from scale ups to large enterprises – advising and mentoring IT leaders on their adoption of new technology, cloud, and broader people and process transformation.