London Board Meeting
Alessandro (Ale) Ventura | Unilever | London
Ale Ventura is the global VP of Technology Transformation for Unilever, a $60B global consumer goods company that makes and sells products for the home, body, and personal care, including food, beverages, and more, operating in 190 countries. Previously he was at Deutsche Bank and Nokia. He holds a degree in Economics from the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
Allan Cockriel | Shell | The Hague
Allan Cockriel is the Chief Information Officer of Global Functions, and Chief Information Security Officer at Shell, a $316B international group of energy and petrochemical companies operating in over 70 countries. Previously he was at GE in its GE Capital, Oil & Gas, and Power divisions. He holds a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Minnesota.
Franziska (Fran) Bell | Formerly BP | London
Fran Bell is the former Chief Technology Officer and leader of Digital Technology at BP, a $210B integrated energy company that provides heat, light and mobility products and services operating in over 70 countries. Previously she was at Toyota Research Institute and Uber. Fran holds a master’s in chemistry from the University of York and a Doctorate in Philosophy and Theoretical Chemistry from UC Berkeley.
Mike Whitaker | Citi | London
Mike Whitaker is the former Head of Operations and Technology for Citi, a $78B global financial services company, providing a range of financial services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions, operating in 180 countries. Previously he was at Deutsche Bank and Barclays Capital. He holds a master’s degree, Financial Markets and Derivatives from City, University of London.
Nigel Richardson | PepsiCo | Geneva
Nigel Richardson is the Chief Digital Information Officer Europe for PepsiCo, a $91B global food and beverage company operating in more than 200 countries. Previously he was at Mars and Land Rover. Nigel holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Cambridge.
Patrice Cochin | Michelin | Lyon
Patrice Cochin is Chief Digital Experience Officer at Michelin Group, a $28B multinational company which has pioneered engineered materials for more than 130 years and is building a world-leading manufacturer of life-changing composites and experiences. Patrice was previously at La Poste. Patrice holds a post-graduate degree in Law, Intellectual Property, and Media from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, a master’s in business and tax law from Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II) and studied Chinese at Beijing Language and Culture University.
Pierre-Yves Calloc’h | Pernod Ricard | Paris
Pierre-Yves Calloc’h is the Chief Digital Officer at Pernod Ricard, a $13B French company that produces and sells premium spirits, wines, and non-alcoholic drinks in over 160 countries. He was previously at Gerard Darel and KPMG. Pierre-Yves holds a degree in engineering, mathematics and computer science from the Ecole Polytechnique.
Rebecca Scholl | Genpact| Palo Alto
Rebecca Scholl is VP Innovation at Genpact, a $4.5B global professional services and solutions firm operating in more than 30 countries. Previously she was at Xerox, ACS, and Gartner. She holds an MBA from Community of European Management Schools, a master’s in management from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris, and a master’s in international economic relations from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, France.
Ronald Den Elzen | Heineken | Amsterdam
Ronald Den Elzen is the Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Heineken, a $33B Dutch multinational brewing company that brews beer and ciders and sells them in over 190 countries. He has spent over 25 years in various leadership roles at Heineken. Ronald holds a master’s in economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Sameer Dewan | Genpact | New York
Sameer Dewan is global operating officer and business leader for Genpact, a $4.5B global professional services and solutions firm operating in more than 30 countries. Previously he was at GE and Tata Infotech. He holds a master’s in management studies, finance and economics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
Sandeep Sen | Formerly Linde | Munich
Sandeep Sen is the former Chief Information Officer at Linde, a $33B global industrial gases and engineering company operating in more than 80 countries. Previously he was at BOC Group and ITC. Sandeep holds a degree from the University of Calcutta, St Xavier’s College and the Institute for Chartered Accountants of India.
Sanjay Srivastava | Genpact | Seattle
Sanjay Srivastava is Chief Digital Strategist at Genpact, a Data and AI Venture Partner at Masagroup Ventures, and runs the Executive Technology Board. Previously, he was Chief Digital Officer at Genpact, CEO for a SaaS company, a serial tech entrepreneur, and worked at FIS, Akamai, and HPE. Sanjay holds a master’s from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s from Indian Institute of Technology.
Steve McCrystal | Unilever | London
Steve McCrystal is Chief Enterprise and Technology Officer at Unilever, a $60B global consumer goods company that makes and sells products for the home, body, and personal care, including food, beverages, and more, operating in 190 countries. Previously, he was at Astra Zeneca, Vodafone, Diageo, PepsiCo, GE Healthcare, GE Capital and KPMG. Steve holds a bachelor of science in mathematics from Penn State University.
Sudeep Shetty | OneRock Capital | London
Sudeep Shetty is Operating Partner at OneRock Capital, a private equity firm with about $6 billion in cumulative capital commitments investing in business and environmental services, healthcare products, food manufacturing and distribution, chemicals, and process industries. Previously, he was Chief Information and Transformation Officer at Britvic, prior to that was at Jack Wills, Selfridges, Marks and Spencer and JP Morgan. Sudeep holds a bachelor of engineering from Pune Vidhyarthi Griha’s College of Engineering and Technology.
Torben Nyholm | Arla Foods | Copenhagen
Torben Nyholm is the CFO and EVP of Finance, Legal, IT and Strategy at Arla Foods, the fifth largest dairy company in the world and the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia and United Kingdom with $15B in revenue. Previously he was at the Aarhus School of Business, and Clearwater International Denmark. Torben holds a master’s in finance and international business from Aarhus University and a degree from the University of Alberta.
Executive Technology Board (c) | North America & Europe