Ken Piddington has been building, transforming, and creating multibillion-dollar growth for high-performing businesses throughout his career. Currently, Ken leads as Vice President & Chief Information Officer at U.S. Silica. There, he is responsible for defining and executing the company’s business technology strategy and driving transformational change across all lines of business. Prior to U.S. Silica, Ken was the CIO at Global Partners LP, SGR Energy, Inc. and MRE Consulting.
In our conversation, Ken shared his professional journey and how it has positioned him to lead digital change. Ken discusses trends in the oil & gas sector and the impact of digital technologies to automate and integrate their processes. Ken talks about the state of the CIO and how this role can drive digital innovation. He shares his perspective of outcome-based leadership, the value of understanding the business, and building a customer-back perspective.
This conversation is essential listening for those who want perspective from a CIO and practitioner leading digital change. Ken shares some valuable key takeaways that are applicable for any industry in this time of disruption.
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