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CIO Executive Council

A Peer-Advisory Service and Professional Association for CIOs

Turn Geeks into Leaders

June 17, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM U.S./ET (GMT-4)

Larry Bonfante, CIO of the U.S. Tennis Association, will discuss the skills and approaches that your rising IT leaders must learn to be effective in an executive capacity.

How to Handle Your New CEO: Managing Turnover at the Top

June 18, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)

Turbulent times have increased turnover at the top. Find out what Council CIOs have done to "break in" new CEOs—build relationships, set expectations, educate on the role of IT.

Mid-Market CIO Panel: Tips and Techniques for Improving Vendor Relationships

July 15, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)

We'll highlight relationship priorities and best practices identified in a Council study, and we'll interact with a CIO panel on the approaches they've used to improve strategic vendor partnerships.

Executive Competencies Assessment Tool

Assess Your Business Leadership Skills with the Council's new benchmarking tool. Rate yourself in change leadership, strategy, customer focus and more.

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Executive Career Counselor Bio: Eric Sigurdson

Eric Sigurdson is CIO Practice Leader at Russell Reynolds Associates, a global executive recruitment and management assessment firm.

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Eric Sigurdson is CIO Practice Leader at Russell Reynolds Associates, a global executive recruitment and management assessment firm.

He leads the firm's Information Officers Practice and is a member of the firm's global Technology Sector. Based in Chicago, he has experience recruiting both technology professionals in non-technological industries and senior executives for technology-based companies. Eric's clients have included hardware, software, services and telecommunications companies. He specializes in executive searches, including for CEOs, presidents, COOs, CIOs and division general managers as well as for functional executives in sales, marketing, finance and business development.

Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates in 1995, Mr. Sigurdson spent 11 years with the IBM Corporation, where he held a broad range of positions in marketing, sales and management, with his last four years spent leading a software sales organization in the Midwest.

Mr. Sigurdson is a member of the Board of Directors of Chicago Sheet Music Corporation. He also co-chairs the Nominating Committee for the Chicago Economic Club. He received his B.S. in computer science and mathematics from the University of Illinois and his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

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