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James Christian

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Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Wis-Pak, Inc./WP-Beverages LLC
📍 Greater Madison Area, United States

James is a retired Chief Information Officer with a history of leading IT strategy and business transformation at major companies like Wis-Pak, Inc. and Johnson Controls. Holding an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is described by colleagues as a dedicated, innovative, and rock-solid leader.

He has a hands-on, "player-coach" leadership style with a can-do attitude.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Location
Greater Madison Area, United States
Personality Overview

How James shows up

Friendly But Fast
Charismatic
Achievement-Oriented

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion.

Priorities

Topics James cares about

IT Transformation
His career has focused on transforming IT functions to increase business value, demonstrated by reducing IT run-rate costs by 30% at Johnson Controls.
Business & IT Alignment
Consistently described as a business partner who aligns technology with strategic goals to drive profitable and accelerated growth.
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Career

Work history

1-2020 - 10-2021
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Wis-Pak, Inc./WP-Beverages LLC
6-2019 - 12-2019
Principal
Peak Performance Solutions, LLC
6-2018 - 5-2019
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Charter NEX Films, Inc
4-2017 - 6-2018
Principal - Service Delivery Excellence
Capgemini Consulting
10-2015 - 1-2017
Vice President IT Enterprise Process Optimization
Johnson Controls
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1983 - 1984
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1979 - 1983
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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