Outstanding CIOs have the same competences as top CEOs, according to recent research by Egon Zehnder International and the
CIO Executive Search Council. Top CIOs are business experts with strategic insight, who can leverage technology investments to drive quantifiable and sustainable business improvement or change, write
Stephen Kelner and
Chris Patrick, both consultants at Egon Zehnder International. According to the research, this is also the kind of CIO most businesses will need in the future. With their development roadmap for Future-State CIOs, the authors offer a valuable assessment tool for chief executives to use in selecting and developing IT leaders.
