Corporate Experience
Brian’s extensive experience encompasses multiple disciplines including general management, sales, business change, procurement and IT. He spent 15 years on the executive boards of global FTSE100 companies in a variety of different sectors. He has worked extensively in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia, including China. Tenures have included Global CIO at Allied Domecq, Head of Business Transformation and CIO at Burberry, CIO of Scottish Power, CIO and Chief Commercial Officer of Smiths Group, President of Smiths Business Information Services and President of Smiths Detection.
Non-Executive Positions
Brian is Chairman of the Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce, which includes Peterborough, Stamford, Ely, Fenland, Huntingdon and Cambridge chambers. Previously, he spent 7-years on the Executive Customer Advisory Council of AT&T Inc, advising the telecom giant’s leadership team in conjunction with other leading CIOs from around the world.
Retail has always lived with disruption, but the pace of change today (especially around AI and data) is creating a real divide. On one hand, there’s huge pressure from the C-suite to jump on AI, to innovate fast, and to show results. On the other, there's real fear — concerns around cyber exposure, data governance, burnout from constant tech change, and whether teams are even ready for this level of transformation.
As a Head of Data/CDO, how do you navigate that tension? How do you avoid becoming a blocker to innovation, while also protecting your teams and ensuring they’re engaged, safe, and genuinely bought into the journey?
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