Paul M. Ingevaldson

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    Paul M. Ingevaldson was SVP of International and Technology for Ace Hardware. He was responsible for two major divisions of Ace, the International Division with stores in over 70 countries and the IT Division supporting both corporate and retail technology activities. He retired in 2004 after 25 years at Ace and 40 years in the IT business. Since retirement, he has authored over 30 articles about various IT topics appearing in Computerworld and CIO. He also has guest-lectured in the Masters Program of Northern Illinois University since 2006. His topic is “Digital Transformation Strategy: How to effectively exploit the IT resource to gain sustained competitive advantage.” His book "The 9 1/2 Secrets of a Great IT Organization: Don't Do IT Yourself” is available on Amazon.