Digital transformation doesn’t start with AI. It starts with getting the basics right. In this episode of Deconstructing Digital, Mike Gibbons - former CIO of Holcim UK - reflects on more than 20 years leading IT and digital strategy in one of the UK’s largest construction materials businesses. An engineer by background, with a career spanning automotive and construction, Mike brings a rare combination of operational understanding and executive technology leadership. He shares hard-earned lessons on sustainability, data ownership, cybersecurity and AI and what it really takes to move from operational stability to strategic impact. Digital strategy gets attention. Stability earns trust. This episode explains why you need both.