Trends Report

Brief: New Corporate Leadership Functions Will Address Rising Digital Pressures

CIOs Will Have To Work With A Wider CxO Ecosystem To Help Drive Digital Change

February 5th, 2016
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John McCarthy
With contributors:
Pascal Matzke , Amanda LeClair , Ian McPherson

Summary

The need to keep up with rising customer expectations in the digital age will continue to drive major organizational changes within companies. The increasing occurrence of titles like chief customer officer, chief data officer, and chief digital officer is an admission that firms need a higher level of cross-business unit coordination to provide compelling customer experiences. This brief summarizes our observations and recommendations from various client conversations about the emergence of these new corporate leadership functions.

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