Sherif Sheta

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About Sherif Sheta

SHERIF SHETA is a turnaround CIO and transformational IT leader who believes that information technology is achieving greater purpose within the corporate culture, becoming the competitive advantage, not merely an enabler of business objectives. He excels in the design, implementation, and execution of IT strategies that break down organizational silos, foster collaboration, convincingly build consensus, and drive positive change. Eminently relatable, Sherif leads by example, leveraging digital innovation to unleash creativity, generate new product ideas, heighten connectivity with customers, and grow the business. Throughout his career, Sherif has consistently extended his professional value beyond the IT domain. In broadening the scope of his leadership at Baxter, he served as an executive sponsor of employee engagement company-wide for Canada, and sat on steering committees for new product launches. He also led a commercial IT team in developing software that helped hospital customers improve patient outcomes, resulting in increased brand loyalty and growth opportunities. Having led high-performing teams on every continent, Sherif understands how to navigate the global matrix, and brings depth of experience in diversity and inclusion practices.Known for his meticulous attention to detail, and collaborative approach to problem solving, Sherif brings clarity to the solution design process while energizing key strategic relationships. In response to emerging trends in IT leadership, and to better serve the challenges faced by companies in aligning technology with business strategy, he embraces the role of the bimodal CIO. In merging the steady-paced, traditional suite of skills that are essential to the smooth operation of an enterprise IT organization with the agile, nimble, and cloud-based IT expertise required for commercial effectiveness, Sherif unburdens the business, mitigates risk, contains costs, and fuels topline growth.