The IMF Team
"IMF is a valued resource to Caesars that facilitates a dialogue between the entire IT organization and other members-I know of no other organization that makes empirical data so widely available to our organization..."
- Charly Paelinck
Vice President of IT,
Caesars Entertainment
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Ted Williams serves as Executive Director of The Information Management Forum (IMF). In 2001 he founded Global Information Partners, a benchmarking company dedicated to more meaningful IT comparisons than were, or are, available in the market. As Global grew with some great clients and a 100% repeat business rate (which it still maintains) Ted became familiar with the IMF. The quantitative Global and the qualitative IMF were a perfect match as they shared the same values: open information exchange, extreme objectivity and close client relationships. In 2005 IMF and Global were combined under the umbrella of Information Companies, Inc. Ted works actively in day to management of both companies and is very involved with benchmarking activities and assisting members with decision support and guidance for all aspects of IT.
Ted started with SBS an IBM company in Detroit after college and has been in IT for 25 (short) years. He is a frequent contributor to IT and business management publications and a regular presenter at industry forums, addressing a variety of topics related to IT value, best practices and performance improvement strategies. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Wittenberg University.
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Caleb Masland oversees the IMF Benchmark Forum and serves as a consultant on benchmarking engagements for Global Information Partners. Through these roles, Caleb strives to uncover improvement opportunities for clients and to deliver quality projects for client satisfaction. He has also been a contributor at IT Finance conferences on subjects such as IT Benchmarking Trends and Best Practices.
Caleb holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a focus on statistical design and analysis from Wake Forest University.
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Michael Bender’s background includes recent executive leadership positions in the areas of financial management, IT, operations, portfolio/performance management, business operations, and vendor/relationship management from not only Cisco, but also from Apple, Bristol-Myers Squibb (and other smaller global companies). This background includes various roles in Finance, IT and Operations functions that have enabled him with the knowledge/experience to identify and successfully implement improvements that help companies achieve their strategic objectives.
In prior roles Michael has directly supported Cisco’s CIO not only as the IT CFO, but also as the IT “Chief of Staff” to help facilitate planning and identify and coordinate the relevant metrics to monitor progress to improve IT Value and Productivity. Recently Michael supported Cisco’s Chief Transformation Officer to assess, fund and monitor a $1B+ portfolio of cross-functional business transformation investments.
Michael has a Bachelors in Economics and Business from Lewis and Clark College in Portland OR.
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Lisa Williams is Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer for The IMF as well as sister company Global Information Partners. In this role she is responsible for day to day and strategic issues including compliance, tax and benefits planning as well as accounts payable. Lisa also manages the logistics for IMF Forums including hotel booking and banquet arrangements and agreements.
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Maggie Williams is focused on collaboration among IMF members; she manages the IMF Connect process and performs data analysis for the benchmarking team. In her role she interacts with members at all levels and coordinates activities, calls and meetings for the IT Financial Managers group within IMF. Maggie’s background includes a strong academic focus on statistics and analytics. Previously she worked in report transcription and editing for the Information Management Forum.
Maggie recently received her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics with focuses in French and History from Miami University in Oxford Ohio.
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Greig Holder brings more than 30 years of IT expertise, with a focus on strategic planning, analysis, and business problem solving through technology best practice. Greig was recently an executive consultant and Vice President of Consulting with Compass, where he assisted clients in financial services, transportation, government, and utilities in Canada and the United States.
Greig held increasingly senior IT positions with Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, including Director of Process Leadership and Information Technology, the CIO position. While at Ford, Greig was responsible for many major IT achievements, including a benchmarking program which identified improvements of 50 percent in application development productivity levels. Greig also led a major consolidation of Ford’s data centers, culminating in improved efficiency and service levels. |
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Rick Schwarz is the Communications Manager responsible for keeping IMF members up-to-date on the latest IMF news and events. This is accomplished through publishing IT Reports and sending out weekly e-newsletters. He is also in charge of maintaining The IMF’s web presence. That includes updating The IMF website, monitoring the site’s statistics, and providing content across all of our social media platforms. He has had a huge hand in the creation of one of our newer features: The IMF Audio Library.
Rick received his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from The University of Georgia.
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