Ernest Solomon, Head of IT Americas of Roche, Joins the IT Media Group’s Advisory Board
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- Monday, 18 March 2019 04:00
Toronto – March 18th, 2019 – We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ernest Solomon to our Advisory Board.
Ernest is the Head of IT Americas at Roche where he leads IT operations and the vendor management office for Canada, US, and Latin America. Prior to joining Roche, he held senior positions at Bank of Montreal and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Ernest brings near two decades of experience directing technology services and business management plans for the financial services, insurance, and healthcare industries. He offers proficiency in digital transformation, technology innovation, and the development of customer-focused service cultures.
Ernest holds a Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.
“Ernest has been an integral part of our CIO community since 2016 by actively contributing to the crucial conversations around the table, sharing challenges, ideas and strategies that helps to enhance the collaboration among IT executives across industries”, said Nasheen Liu, Partner & SVP, CIO Program Strategy of The IT Media Group. “We’re very excited to welcome Ernest to our Advisory Board and look forward to his providing input on issues and topics that concern the CIO and the technology vendor communities”.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with the CTO at The IT Media Group in the past and am still turning to him as a sounding board from time to time”, said Ernest Solomon. “Taking part in the CIO roundtable discussions has enriched my perspectives and network. The IT Media Group is instrumental in connecting CIOs across industries and facilitating the sharing of issues and solutions. I’m looking forward to working with Nasheen and the team to help further our digital transformation agenda and 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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