Marsh McLennan’s CIO Paul Beswick on fostering IT velocity

Episode sponsored by Fairfax County Economic Development Authority: Paul Beswick, CIO at Marsh McLennan, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss fostering IT velocity, business process focus, the entry-level recruiting surge, development COE, delivering the future with IT and more. This…

6 African tech companies transforming the KYC landscape

A huge swath of the African population lacks any form of identification. This makes it difficult for financial institutions and other companies to conduct KYC (know your customer) protocols and issue spills into various facets of life, leading to financial exclusion and denial of government services. KYC guidelines, including government regulations, are meant to prevent…

Top 10 business needs driving IT spending today

Ceridian SVP and CIO Carrie Rasmussen got a 7% bump in her IT budget for 2022, with her company’s growth, its ongoing digitalization drive, and security mindfulness driving the boost. More specifically, Rasmussen is boosting her spend on cybersecurity to help manage risk, a key element for enabling Ceridian’s planned global expansion. Some of the…

CoorsTek’s Matt Mehlbrech on rebuilding IT’s credibility

Matt Mehlbrech is VP of IT for CoorsTek, Inc., where he leads the global IT organization. Headquartered in Golden, Colorado, CoorsTek is a privately held, family-owned global supplier of engineered ceramics and advanced materials to customers across industries from semiconductor manufacturing and energy and defense to medical devices, agriculture, and household goods. It employs more…

Constructing a smarter building industry in Australia

Digital maturity in the Australian construction industry is fragmented according to the Australian Broadband Advisory Council’s Construction Expert Working Group scoping study, which looked into opportunities and barriers for the take up of tech in the construction sector. The study also found that the take up of digital technologies varies significantly across industry segments, and…