Group IT Director – International Multi-Site Retail Group

A leading global retail business had recently gone through a complete review of its Information Technology infrastructure. Following several key findings carried out as a result of the review, which was conducted by a major consulting firm, it was clear that the IT function needed a unifying leader. Three very separate divisions within the group were operating independently of each other and as a result IT was not supporting the store operations in an effective and efficient manner.

Capitis Partners were instructed to carry out an International search for a Group IT Director. Our first task was to map clearly the population where an established, change driven IT Director could be sourced. Working closely with both the Group HR Director and the Group Finance Director, Capitis compiled a truly reflective Assignment Briefing Pack, which enabled target candidates to make an informed decision as to whether they would be up to the huge challenges that lay ahead of them.

The search was concluded in under eight weeks from its inception and within two months the successful Group IT Director has already made structural changes to the department that have made a direct bottom line impact. He has, working closely with Capitis and the HR Director, formulated a key strategic plan which meant revisions in the department structure and an underlying increase in bottom-line efficiency. As a result of this successful search Capitis Partners were subsequently