To create business value, the IT function must be proficient in three main competencies. Here’s how one organization has managed to excel in all of them.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Dave Williams is Associate Vice President and CIO of Merck Animal Health — a division of Merck that develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of veterinary medicines and services. Williams is a member of the Merck Animal Health Leadership Team and is responsible for Information Technology globally across the value chain — R&D, Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing, and enterprise processes such as Finance. He is also a member of Merck’s Executive IT Leadership Team.
Prior to his current role, Williams led Enterprise Information Management for Merck. From 2002 to 2009, he held IT leadership roles at Schering-Plough, including Divisional Information Officer (DIO) for Global Corporate Systems. The first ten years of his career included roles in health care, chemical industries, and consulting, where he worked with a variety of companies, from startups to multinational corporations.
EDUCATION
BS in Economics and Finance, University of Scranton
PERSONAL PASSIONS
Family time, exercise, and golf
Business value is the only reason we in IT exist. The skills required to deliver value in today’s dynamic environment are more wide ranging than ever, resulting in a new success formula for IT professionals. I believe that my organization, comprising talented people with the right mind-set, has validated this new formula by generating tremendous value for Merck Animal Health, a $3.4 billion business with 6,500 employees worldwide.
This story is from the Issue 07 edition of CIO Straight Talk.
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