Ian Cox

Ian Cox is a recognised thought leader in vision, strategy, digital transformation, and the role of the CIO and IT in leading and transforming organisations. In addition to writing and speaking about business and technology issues he also works with clients across many different industries on both a short-term and long-term basis providing consulting, advisory and coaching services.

Ian has over 20 years of business experience covering IT, commercial, business development, operations and business change across a number of sectors including Utilities, Support Services, Media, Entertainment and Automotive. He also has experience of working with the public sector, acquisitions, due-diligence and technical and organisational integration.

Most recently Ian has worked as a CIO leading and transforming IT functions, services and platforms in complex environments with a particular focus on creating, aligning and driving business and IT strategies. Ian was named as a finalist in the British Computer Society's CIO of the Year award in 2011 and he was also ranked in the top 100 UK CIOs for 2012 by CIO Magazine.

His broad business experience together with his IT experience provides him with a unique insight into how technology can be used to shape and drive strategy, provide differentiation and enable transformation.

Ian provides his thought leadership through TheBusinessLeader.co.uk and TheCIOLeader.com. He also writes a column for CIO Magazine and is regularly featured and quoted in the media. He is an entertaining and thought provoking keynote speaker at industry and company events on a wide range of business and technology subjects.

For more information or to get in contact with Ian please visit www.axin.co.uk.