FOREWORD W elcome to the October edition of Business Chief ! This month ’ s cover features Stephen Reidy , CIO of Three Ireland . Reidy details the benefits of the company ’ s transformation , which has enabled 5G capabilities for its customers , as well as its response to the COVID-19 pandemic . “ Three was a disruptor 10 years ago . But then , when we acquired O2 in 2014 , it really became the major player that it now is . We provide a number of services , but our vision is really about connecting people and connecting things . It ’ s about being the telco of choice , to be relevant to people ’ s lives and to provide them mobile telephony .” Other leaders that feature in the magazine include Dave Priestley , Chief Digital Officer at Vitality on why delivering value and high quality customer experience remains the company ’ s core focus since its founding , as well as Roger Sueess , CEO of Green Datacenter , who discusses the company ’ s cloud transformation and hyperscale capabilities in addition to its commitments to sustainability . “ We ’ re excited to make
the journey as easy as possible for people to consume digitised services and the cloud ,” comments Sueess . Elsewhere in the magazine , Chedid Haddad , leading Strategy and Operations at Bain & Company ( Middle East ) highlights best practices and industry trends relating to strategic consulting . Thomas Dieringer , President of JAGGAER EMEA , meanwhile , details the benefits , best strategies and the impact of COVID- 19 for cloud computing technology . In addition , this month ’ s Top 10 names the top 10 fintech innovation labs , ranked by the year that they were founded . Others featured in this month ’ s issue include : Capgemini Financial Services , Tom Tom , FBN Bank Limited , Telkom Business , Truevo Payments , Mediterraneo Hospital and many more ! Do you have a story to share ? If you would like to be featured in an upcoming issue of Business Chief EMEA , please get in touch at georgia . wilson @ bizclikmedia . com Enjoy the read ! Georgia Wilson businesschief . eu
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