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Tony Vaden

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EVP and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at ABC Supply
📍 Beloit, Wisconsin, United States

Tony Vaden is a visionary technology executive, serving as EVP and CIO at ABC Supply. He has a deep background in driving business and technology alignment across the hi-tech, retail, and manufacturing sectors. Colleagues describe him as an energetic, personable, and open-minded leader with high integrity. He studied at North Carolina State University.

Outside of his executive roles, Tony is committed to the broader technology community, having served on the board of directors for the North Carolina Technology Association. He maintains a professional interest in major enterprise companies like IBM and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, reflecting his focus on building strategic partnerships.

He is a recipient of both the EMC Thought Leader of the Year award and the Cisco Customer Innovation Award.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
EVP and Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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Business & Tech Alignment
His career focus is on creating technology strategies that directly support business growth and expansion plans, a core theme in his current and past CIO roles.
Cloud & Virtualization
An early adopter of cloud and software-defined data centers, he has published work on using virtualization to create business agility and drive value.
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Career

Work history

10-2013
EVP and Chief Information Officer (CIO)
ABC Supply
4-2007 - 10-2013
SVP and Chief Information Officer (CIO)
American Tire Distributors, Inc.
12-2005 - 4-2007
Director, IT Infrastructure Engineering
Dell Inc.
6-1997 - 11-2005
Vice President, Global IT Infrastructure and Information Security
Solectron (Flextronics)
3-1994 - 6-1997
Senior Manager IT
Tyco Electronics
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Education
9-1983 - 9-1984
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
North Carolina State University
12-1990 - 6-1993
Bachelor of Science
Winston-Salem State University
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