Greg Fell, Chief Information Officer of Terex Corporation

Summary: In this interview, Greg Fell discusses principles three, Project & Portfolio Management, and four, IT & Business Partnerships, of World Class IT with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include The process through which Terex transformed itself from a holding to an operating company, and how IT was central in driving and enabling that change How, in this transformation, Greg essentially built the corporate IT function from the ground up The successful implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system by invoking heavy executive collaboration to make important strategic decisions The importance of an IT leader to establish, nurture, and enhance relationships with other executives in order to ensure that IT is delivering on the business vision (and not on its own distinct vision) The similarities and differences between leading IT at his previous post, Ford Motor Company, and Terex, a global manufacturer of large construction and other types of equipment How he manages a “strong federated model” for his global IT team, and how Terex approaches Merger and Acquisitions Eye on the trends: Consumer devices in the work place, mobility strategy, and allowing access to corporate data on personal devices