Speaker Bio
As CIO and VP of global business services, Tony leads Edgewell’s Global IT organization and Global Business Services pertaining to Indirect Procurement and HR. Tony joined Energizer Holdings in 2012 as VP and Chief Information Officer. Since then, he has been instrumental in launching and directing numerous strategic initiatives to establish a culture of innovation through the adoption of information technology and business process improvement. These initiatives include: ERP standardization and consolidation to SAP; Hyperion Financial Management and planning; SAP business Intelligence; multiple acquisition integrations; and the EHI separation project. Tony’s previous roles include: VP IT, Unilever; VP & CIO, Alberto Culver Company; SVP & CIO, The Relizon Company; VP & CIO, Dan River Inc.; Director Systems Development, Springs Industries; and Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse, where he served as a senior leader in their Supply Chain Management consulting practice. Tony is a member of the St. Louis CIO Board, Executive Council and Editorial Advisory Board of Consumer Goods Technology magazine, and a frequent speaker on technology innovation within the Consumer Goods industry.