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Creating IT-led business innovation. Myron Hrycyk, Chief Information Officier at Severn Trent Water. Read the full interview.

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There can be no doubt that the CIO's role has changed dramatically in recent years, and continues to change from outright technologist, to business strategist. Download IBM’s research-based Point of View and read the profiles of some CIOs to find out how they are facing up to these challenges.

Feature profiles

  • Myron Hrycyk, Chief Information Officer at Severn Trent Water
    Creating IT-led business innovation

    Myron Hrycyk is Chief Information Officer at Severn Trent Water, which provides drinking water to 7.4 million people and sewerage services to 8.5 million people in the UK. The company has a clear strategic objective: to be the best water and waste water company in the UK, with the highest standards, lowest charges and best people. Here he tells us how working as a collaborative business leader has helped him to expand the business impact of IT, and his long term vision for smarter water companies.

  • Ged Bell
    Head of Information Technology, Dundee City Council

    New feature profile
    Stop Wasting Money. Start Standardising

  • Graham Johnson
    Group CIO at Premier Farnell plc

    Graham Johnson talks about internationalising the flexible business model, the challenges of moving business online and encouraging environmentally friendly innovation within the electronics industry.

  • Tony Buckham
    Group Head of IT Operations, HSBC Holdings

    Stop Acting Regionally, Start Benefiting Globally

  • Kevin Berry
    Systems Director at Waitrose

    Kevin Berry talks about the benefits of CIOs taking on broader business responsibilities, supporting Waitrose’s proposition in the marketplace and pushing for more radical thinking on the environment.

Feature reports

  • Today’s challenges, tomorrow’s CIO

    Laying the groundwork and creating conditions for success

  • The evolving role of the CIO

    This brand new paper, authored by David Henderson of IBM's Global Business Services Consulting Practice, shows how technology is proving its ability to achieve competitive advantage, and focuses on how the CIO's role has changed, is changing and will change in the future.

 

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Kevin Berry

Kevin BerryKevin Berry talks about the benefits of CIOs taking on broader business responsibilities, supporting Waitrose’s proposition in the marketplace and pushing for more radical thinking on the environment.