Mary Gendron, 2012 Honoree

Title
Senior vice president and CIO
Employer
Celestica
Location
Toronto, Ontario
New titles added to your IT organization?
Senior director of information solutions, to drive innovation in end-to-end information management and turn business analytics into a competitive edge. Senior director of user experience, to fundamentally improve user experience of IT tools by tapping into new technology shifts such as cloud and mobile computing.
What characteristic is most important to you in an IT hire?
The ability to collaborate and reach outside one's comfort zone. I don't have to hire the smartest person, but someone smart enough to reach out and connect with the outside world to bring it to life. IT is more than code - it's leadership.
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