LALLEMAND
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Operating jointly as both CIO and CTO In an increasingly common pairing of responsibilities , Petruccelli sees his roles as CIO and CTO as complementary to each other , yet very distinct : “ You can ' t lose focus on either one . As CIO , I try to ensure that we ' re really focused on day-to-day operational excellence , from an internal technology perspective , as well as from an operational process and strategic value perspective , leveraging the technologies and the tools that we have in place , while maximising our IT team ’ s abilities ,” he says .
“ In my CTO role , it ’ s about not settling for the status quo , reflecting on the ever-changing nature of technology . We must constantly be looking at emerging technologies and not be intimidated by them . In the past , some technologies were deemed to be too complicated or too costly . We now need to be looking at things in a different manner , because those emerging technologies are not only going to be key to our new upcoming technology ecosystem , but they ’ re what ’ s going to help us serve our business and become more efficient .
“ Just a few years ago , our industry was still in a debate around the safety of public Cloud services – an interesting debate that I ' m glad to see is gone . I regularly research the market to understand which technologies would provide additional value and operational efficiency versus which are mere buzzwords that don ' t really apply to us . Some are also marked as ‘ interesting ’, but it may not be the right time for us .
Back to his joint role at Lallemand , Petruccelli added : “ My two roles are very complementary , but they ’ re also a reflection of two key strategic focuses that need to be considered at all times ,” says Petruccelli .
340 May 2022