CIOs 'may have to spend time with headhunters'

14 June 2010

Chief information officers (CIOs) have been advised to get in touch with headhunting companies.

According to Bob Evans, director of Information Week's global CIO unit, many executives in such roles may be moved on from their current firms later this year if they fail to embrace procedural and technological changes.

He said that CIOs must now see themselves as leaders of IT teams, rather than merely managers of infrastructure and should also be engaged in thinking about ways they can help improve their companies' revenue flow.

Mr Evans added that knowledge of areas such as cloud computing should also be central to CIOs.

He advised anyone who fears they are struggling to meet such criteria "to schedule some quality time with your favourite headhunter".

Last week, Chris Pickles, head of investment banking and global accounts at BT Global Financial Services, told eFinancial Careers that the appointment of George Sherman as its new chief technology officer heralded a likely shake-up in the IT structure of the company.