CXO Spotlight: Growth, Influence & Leadership in B2B

How a CIO ORBIE Winner Aligns IT with Business & Selects Tech Partners | Doug Saunders


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  • IT and Business alignment can make or break enterprise success. While IT teams obsess over systems and uptime, business leaders chase growth, innovation, and customer delight. Misalignment here isn’t just costly-it stalls growth and wastes resources.In this candid episode, Doug Saunders, CIO at Arctic Glacier and recent CIO ORBIE winner 2025 , reveals exactly how he bridges the gap, selects winning IT partners, and aligns technology strategy to real business goals.Get an inside look at the strategies driving measurable outcomes from a leading CIO in enterprise digital transformation.What You’ll Learn:
  • Why CIOs need to become business translators, not just tech leaders
  • How to embed business objectives into IT roadmaps for seamless collaboration
  • The role of trust and transparency in building lasting vendor partnerships
  • Why understanding P&L is as important as understanding cybersecurity
  • How to identify and fill critical skill gaps within IT teams
  • The power of relationship-building in transforming tech partnerships
  • Why listening - not selling - is the key to winning over CIOs
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