Executive Vice President Digital & Chief Information Officer @ Responsible for overseeing the global strategy, development and implementation of all IT and digital consumer initiatives for Bloomin’ Brands. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida AreaCIO & SVP, IT & eCommerce @ Donagh Herlihy is CIO & SVP, IT & eCommerce at Avon Products Inc. He leads an Information Technology organization of 1500 IT professionals and is responsible for IT strategy and operations globally. He reports to the CEO and is a member of the Executive Committee.
Avon IT provides the business systems supporting Avon’s operations in more than 60 countries. In addition IT is responsible for enabling eCommerce for more than 6.5 million Avon Representatives worldwide. Avon runs the third largest eCommerce platform globally with more than $9BN in revenue on-line. Major initiatives include driving growth through Web, Social and Mobile platforms for Avon Representatives and consumers, driving improved service and efficiency through ERP and providing data and analytics to enable growth strategies.
Herlihy joined Avon in March 2008 from the Wrigley Company where he also was CIO. In his 7 years at Wrigley he drove the transformation of Wrigley’s business processes, enabled by a global implementation of SAP. In addition to leading IT, He also served successively as Vice President of Human Resources and Vice President of Supply Chain.
Prior to Wrigley, He spent six years at Gillette, ultimately leading Information Technology at its Duracell subsidiary. Earlier in his career, Herlihy was based in the UK, where he worked in manufacturing, business process reengineering and information technology in both the consumer goods and automotive sectors.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Dublin Institute of Technology & Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and he has completed the Executive Program at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business.
He is a board member of The American Red Cross, New York. From March 2008 to July 2014 (6 years 5 months) new yorkCIO and VP Supply Chain Strategy & Planning @ Was VP Supply Chain and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Wrigley Company. Responsible for the strategic direction for the global Supply Chain and for all aspects of Information Technology (IT).
As CIO he drove the transformation of the Company’s organization and business processes, enabled by a global implementation of SAP.
In 2006 also served as Vice President - Human Resources for the Wrigley company. From December 2000 to February 2008 (7 years 3 months) Director IT @ Led IT for the Duracell Division From 1993 to 1998 (5 years) IT Manager - UK @ From January 1990 to July 1993 (3 years 7 months) Business Analyst @ From 1988 to 1990 (2 years)
BSc Eng, MA, Industrial Engineering @ Dublin Institute of Technology - Trinity College, Dublin From 1981 to 1986 St Peters College, Wexford, Ireland Donagh Herlihy is skilled in: IT Strategy, Strategy, Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Planning, E-commerce, ERP Implementations, Management, IT Management, Change Management, Business Transformation, Process Improvement, Project Portfolio Management, Enterprise Architecture