Fletcher Building CIO's Blueprint To Digitally Transform
CIO, Friday, May 5,2023
As CIO of a large multi-national corporation, Joe Locandro is implementing an ambitious transformation agenda that serves both as a unifying platform for the company and a launchpad for dynamic digital innovation.
'You can never drive the car looking through the rearview mirror,' says Joe Locandro, CIO of Fletcher Building, Australasia's largest building materials supplier. 'As CIO, you have to keep looking ahead and feel comfortable in backing yourself. That's the difference between being CIO and an IT manager-one is responsible for getting things done, the other for a vision and making a difference.'
Fletcher Building is an $NZ8 billion organization made up of more than 30 companies that range from manufacturing, mining aggregates, road making, and more, and when it was time to digitally transform and better enable a data-driven and platforms-based business, Locandro's forward-thinking philosophy was integral in the company's efforts to succeed.