TOP Moves

Welcome to the latest edition of our technology moves letter. We have rebranded this TOP Moves in line with the direction we have taken to rename our functional area as the Technology Officers Practice. This reflects a change in the market we are seeing to a smaller, more agile function with fewer, more expert leaders.

Once again, it is interesting to see how digital is changing organizations and how they acquire talent. The majority of market moves in this edition are comprised of Chief Technology Officer appointments. Whilst CISOs and CIOs remain critical to the running of the organization, the CTO talent space has been particularly active this year.

This is driven by the consumerization of technology, the growth of apps and the emergence of Everything-as-a-Service. The CTO is an important translator role between customer demands and the commercial service an organization can provide.

Having a great CTO has become increasingly important to ensure technology functions focus on deepening their understanding of and responsiveness to these ever-evolving consumer demands. The UK and German markets have been particularly active, clearly reflective of their burgeoning talent markets. Over the next year, we expect to see Head of Product positions move to the fore for many companies’ technology functions. Organizations which have not considered this role previously are now looking to appoint. While it is a common role in consumer digital organizations, the growth of The Internet of Things will mean more companies will be thinking about their ‘product’ in an ever more connected world.

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Amey | Dr Rick ​Robinson was appointed Group IT Director, Smart Data and Technology. Previously he was Executive Architect at IBM  ​