Torkore is very pleased to announce that Eduardo Bresani, will be joining the Board of Torkore with immediate effect as a Non-executive Director and as a Consultant.
Eduardo, an Executive with over 30 years of experience in the field of Information Technology, has a diverse background across many industry settings, including Government, Banking Consulting, Retail, Insurance, and Engineering. In addition, he has extensive experience leading organizational transformation and change initiatives, building high performance teams, and providing IT Governance and strategic direction.
Recently appointed to Chief Information Officer (CIO) at WSP Canada Inc., the largest Engineering Consulting firm in Canada, with over 8,500 employees, Eduardo oversees the Information Systems and Technology (IST) division as well as sets IT direction and coordinates infrastructure and service delivery across the company. He is responsible for IST units which support enterprise systems, information management, service management, digital solutions, innovation, user support, infrastructure, communications, and information security. He joins WSP from MMM Group Ltd, a recent acquisition, where he also served as CIO
As the CIO at Toronto Hydro Corporation Eduardo had a similar portfolio to that of WSP and was responsible for leading all aspects of Information Systems & Technology including governance, strategic planning, architecture, development and support, program delivery, and operations. At Toronto Hydro Eduardo led the successful implementation of a 3 year IT Transformation program that included the deployment of the best practices COBIT for governance framework and selected ITIL processes for technology infrastructure and the development and execution of an IT strategic plan calling for a capital investment of $30 million per year for the period of 2007 – 2010.
In addition to his diverse experience in enginerring, construction and Hydro electric, Eduardo served as Vice President of Information Technology at Aviva Canada Inc. one of the leading Property and Casualty Insurance companies in Canada. He led the modernization of the firm through the implementation of multi-million dollar programs to web enable their personal insurance system to allow for broker direct transactions and to implement a state of the art Claims Management System. Eduardo also led the effort to establish a Canadian Contact Center in Bangalore, India in partnership with 24/7, Cable & Wireless, and Norwich Union Insurance enabling licensed insurance agents in India to sell insurance to Canadian customers through a new channel.
Throughout his career Eduardo has acted as a management consultant and provided executive consulting services in areas such as Enterprise Architecture, Outsourcing, Program Management, and Technology Strategy. He has served major companies including Scotiabank, Royal Sun Alliance and Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
Eduardo Bresani said “There are many opportunities for disruption in a world where change is now becoming the new norm, and I look forward to working with the expert team at Torkore to meet our goals for the future”
Tim Scurry said “Eduardo brings extremely valuable and unique experience to the board as we expand our disruptive investment portfolio globally, and we will continue to strengthen the board with experienced leaders of the caliber of Eduardo as we progress with our plans during this year”
Eduardo has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the US Naval Postgraduate School in California and a Master of Business Administration from York University in Toronto. Eduardo also has professional certifications as Project Management Professional (PMP), Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), and Information Systems Auditor (CISA
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