Monique Allen, SVP of Finastra, Joins The IT Media Group’s Advisory Board
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- Monday, 05 February 2018 12:30
Toronto – Feb 5, 2018 – We are delighted to announce the appointment of Monique Allen to our Advisory Board. Monique is the Senior Vice President, Technology Enabled Managed Services at Finastra. She has overall responsibility for the strategic direction, growth and financial results for the Cheque, Collateral Management, Enhancement Services, and Student Lending businesses.
Monique is a transformational leader and change agent. She joined Finastra in 2010 and has held progressive senior leadership positions with an impressive track record. Prior to Finastra, Monique had various leadership roles at Hewlett Packard and Procter & Gamble with Americas and Global responsibilities.
Monique is an advocate for giving back to the community through volunteerism and mentorship. She has held several community leadership roles including the Executive Chair for the D+H United Way campaign and the global launch of D+H’s Women’s Network. Monique continues to mentor developing leaders and serves on the Board of Governors for Junior Achievement of Central Ontario building financial literacy and entrepreneurial skills in students.
Monique holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo, a Masters of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business and is an Executive Development alumni of the Rotman School of Business.
“Monique has enriched our CIO conversations with her compelling insights and best practices resulting from her 20 years of experience in technology, product management and financial services industry”, said Nasheen Liu, Partner & SVP, CIO Program Strategy of The IT Media Group. “We’re thrilled to welcome Monique to our Advisory Board and look forward to her providing strategic guidance on issues and topics that concern the CIO and the technology vendor communities”.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with one of the executives at The IT Media Group in the past”, said Monique Allen. “When I joined their CIO roundtable for the first time I was immediately impressed by the quality of participants and the breadth and depth of the conversations. The IT Media Group is instrumental in connecting CIOs across industries and facilitating the sharing of issues and solutions. I’m excited to work with the team and help to further the collaboration of our technology community in Canada”.
The IT Media Group is an award-winning producer of programs and content for senior IT executives. Based in Toronto, our leadership team includes some of the most experienced and well respected technology, media and business professionals serving the IT executive community in Canada.






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