The Hackett Group

Christian Mardrus

Group CIO - Renault

Christian Mardrus is an engineering graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Corps Interministeriel of Telecommunications. He began his career at the French Telecommunications ministry, then worked at Peat Marwick Consultants between 1986 and 1991. From 1991 to 1999, Christian held a number of posts in organisation/information systems, sales and services within the Otis Group. He joined Renault in November 1999 as Director of commercial information systems before being appointed Vice President, Services at the Sales and Marketing Department in February 2002. He was then appointed Director of the French Network in September 2004. From the 1st of July 2006, he was appointed Vice President, Chief Information officer.

Dr Heinz Schäffer

CPO Europe - AXA

Dr Schäffer was responsible for establishing the procurement function for AXA within Germany. He was instrumental in defining the organisational structure, the key policies and building the procurement team. Dr Schäffer actively contributes to international AXA procurement activities and since Summer 2007 has taken additional responsibilities for procurement in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Slovakia. In addition, he lectures at a number of German and Austrian business schools.

Niall O'Sullivan

Global Finance Transformation Director - Vodafone

Mr O'Sullivan was educated at University College Dublin and started his career with KPMG. He worked with Dell and Oracle, setting up call centres and offshore shared service centres in Ireland, before joining the Irish mobile operator Eircell, as CFO, which was later sold to Vodafone. In 2006, Mr O'Sullivan was appointed Global Finance Transformation Director with the aim of maximising the effectiveness and efficiency of the finance function.

Mike Jones

Director of IT - Britvic

Mr Jones has been Director of IT at Britvic plc for the last 12 years having previously held a number of senior IT positions in Brewing and Pub Retailing. He has worked with The Hackett Group since 2006 following the completion of a major Business Transformation programme. The latter requiring a step change in the performance of IT in terms of its underlying cost base and the quality of the services provided to its business.

David Burke

Director Shared Services - Serco

Mr Burke joined Serco in late 2004 as a Finance Director, with the remit to both develop and implement Serco's Shared Services Strategy. He has a strong track record in mobilizing and managing complex, business wide Shared Service environments. Before taking Serco through its shared service evolution Mr Burke worked with Barclays for 6 years, where he led the rollout of Finance and Accounting Shared Services for their Retail Divisions. Prior to joining Serco, he performed FD roles in international banking and private clients for Barclays and Citibank. Previously, Mr Burke spent 8 years with KPMG in the UK and Australia where he supported his clients through mergers and acquisitions.

Massimo Macarti

Chief of Human Resources - Canon Europe

Mr Macarti is Chief of Human Resources for Canon in Europe, which employs about 11,000 people across the EMEA region. He is responsible for all of the pan-European business units, including all HR related spheres, such as Remuneration and Benefits, Organisational Development, HR Operations and HR Partnership with Business Units. Mr Macarti is focussed on driving HR to become world-class, together with developing the HR value proposition to support the business objective of sustaining profitability and growth by developing its people. Before joining Canon, Mr Macarti had different experiences in consulting, as well as commercial and technical roles in other companies.

Wayne Mincey

President - The Hackett Group

Wayne Mincey joined The Hackett Group as President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2003. Prior to joining Hackett, Mr. Mincey served as President of the Spherion Technology Group, a $300+ million IT consulting, managed services and staffing company. He has an extensive background in operations, strategic planning, financial management, and sales and market execution. Wayne also served as the founding President of Enthusian, a Spherion/Accenture joint venture providing Web-based supply chain solutions and managed services for human capital. He has also held various roles at Norell Corporation, and spent more than a decade at Ryder in positions that included Vice President of Operations for Ryder TRS and Group Finance Director and CFO - Europe for Ryder Truck Rental.