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Benn Glazier

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Head of Retail - UK&I at Cognizant
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Benn Glazier is the Head of Retail for UK & Ireland at Cognizant, with over three decades of global experience leading commercial, strategy, and sales functions. He specializes in transforming industries like retail, luxury, travel, and healthcare through technology and customer experience. He is a STEM Ambassador and studied Information Science at the University of Adelaide.

Outside of his professional role, Benn appears to be an avid traveler with a keen interest in different cultures, as reflected in his detailed observations from a trip to India. He uses his travel experiences to draw parallels and insights into broader themes of change and adaptation.

He is an active advocate for STEM education, serving as a dedicated STEM Ambassador.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Head of Retail - UK&I
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Retail Transformation
He focuses on helping retailers become "Blue Dot" organizations, built around the customer rather than internal products and processes.
Applied AI
He discusses the practical use of AI, cautioning that it should fix core business friction rather than just wallpapering over creaking processes.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Head of Retail - UK&I
Cognizant
10-2023 - 8-2024
Portfolio Lead - Retail
Cognizant
5-2022 - 10-2023
Client Partner
Cognizant
7-2021 - 5-2022
Sales Leader / Chief Sales Officer
CBTW IT & Technology / Positive Thinking Company
7-2020 - 5-2021
New Business Director
Valtech
In the press

Media appearances

Retail's Tech Rollercoaster: What 30 Years of Hype Cycles Teach Us About AI – Part 2. Featured in Cognizant Insights (Cognizant Blog)
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Education
Information Science
University of Adelaide
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