Forward-thinking CIOs talk about crafting a solid succession plan. Few get to complete this critical task with digital disruption breathing down their necks and their tenures trimmed to under 4 years.
When he decided in 2018 that it was time to retire, Rosendin Electric CIO Sam Lamonica took pains not to leave the $2.5 billion electrical contractor in the lurch. Lamonica created an organizational chart for what the IT team should look like and submitted it last November, with a plan to retire in 2019. “I wanted to make sure there is great leadership in place for the foreseeable future,” Lamonica, who will exit at the end of this year, tells CIO.com. “The additional lead time gave everybody opportunity to digest it, ruminate and accept it.”
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