Joe Locandro, 2009 Honoree
- Title
- Director, Group IT
- Employer
- CLP Holdings Ltd.
- Location
- Kowloon, , Hong Kong
- First job:
- "Sales clerk at an importing company."
- What do you love about IT?
- "The diversity and the fast pace of technology evolution."
- Favorite gadget:
- Xbox
- People you'd invite to your dream dinner party:
- The Dalai Lama, Jim Collins, Al Gore and Thomas Edison
- Passion outside of work:
- History and genealogy
- Your recreational best:
- "Caught a 110-pound salmon."
- Most valuable career advice:
- "You are only as good as the people you have working for you. Never sacrifice a team for an individual."
- Favorite ice cream flavor:
- Rum raisin
- Favorite movie:
- The Godfather movies
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Leadership is competency that one gains over time. True leaders create a vision and inspire others to reach new heights. My leadership philosophy is built on some fundamental principles of treating people with respect and honesty. I follow some rules th
- Best project:
- "CLP supplies electricity to approximately 80% of Hong Kong's total population: 2.3 million customers, representing 5.5 million people. Since 2004, CLP has used SAP's IS-U/CCS-based software as the engine to support customer services and billing. To furt