Friday, May 11, 2012

David Bergen of Levi Strauss: Profiling an effective IT leader

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David Bergen, former Levi Strauss & Co. global CIO and senior vice president, is a recognized IT professional and management leader currently working as a management advisory consultant at Alvarez & Marsal.

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Before joining the leading consultancy firm, he was a distinguished chief information officer at various Fortune 500 companies including Duty Free Shoppers, Esprit Holdings, and The Gap. Working at Esprit Holdings for four years, he was able to streamline its key functions by developing highly efficient technologies suited for the company’s retail management and wholesale manufacturing systems. In Duty Free Shoppers, he led a team of over 250 employees in nine countries, redesigned the company’s IT infrastructure, and developed IT platforms to simplify the maintenance and management of its technological network.

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David Bergen from Levi Strauss proceeded to share his IT expertise at CarStation.com before working at the premier American jeans and casual wear manufacturer. The world recognized the IT professional at a time when Levi’s was in a period of difficulty and needing a crucial revamp for its corporate technology. Bergen put his expertise at work in overseeing that the company’s IT solutions supported its operations, ensuring that SAP was implemented efficiently at a global level, and expanding the company’s distribution channels that later on led to a revenue growth of $2 billion.

Adding to the impressive career of IT leader David Bergen from Levi Strauss is his work at Bay Area CIO Forum, an organization which he co-founded. The firm helps technology service providers and users maximize the efficiency of IT. View his career portfolio at www.visualcv.com.