Which previous job helped the most in your current role as CIO?

John Milazzo  (CIO, Kodak Alaris Inc.)


John Milazzo talks about how working in the area of mergers and acquisitions has been the most helpful in preparing him to take on the role of CIO of an organization. He explains that the job forced him to think like a business person and to understand the creative nature of the business deal. Milazzo points out that this job in M&A put him in touch with different CIOs and allowed him to learn different styles of leadership.

John Milazzo

CIO, Kodak Alaris Inc. John is the CIO for Kodak Alaris, a new company born in 2013 from one of the world's most iconic brands. Kodak Alaris is passionate about using technology to transform organizations and improve people's lives across the planet. John and his global team of approximately 100 IT employees and over 100 contractors were responsible for building a new computing environment for Kodak Alaris. He is also an adjunct professor at Monroe Community College where he has taught a variety of computer science courses since 1988.

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John Milazzo

CIO, Kodak Alaris Inc.

John is the CIO for Kodak Alaris, a new company born in 2013 from one of the world's most iconic brands. Kodak Alaris is passionate about using technology to transform organizations and improve people's lives across the planet. John and his global team of approximately 100 IT employees and over 100 contractors were responsible for building a new computing environment for Kodak Alaris. He is also an adjunct professor at Monroe Community College where he has taught a variety of computer science courses since 1988.

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Phil Weinzimer

Author & President, Strategere Consulting

Phil Weinzimer is author of The Strategic CIO: Changing The Dynamics of the Business Enterprise, and is also President of Strategere Consulting, where he works with clients to develop business and IT strategies that focus on achieving business outcomes. Previously Mr. Weinzimer was Managing Principal- Professional Services for IT Business Management at BMC Software and also held Managing Principal positions in the Professional Services organizations of ITM Software, CAI, and Sapient.

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