Marc F.
Houstan, Texas, USA
Industries
- Industrial Gases & Heavy Industries
- Manufacturing
- Technology, Digital/Data & Cybersecurity
- Chemicals, Energy and Oil & Gas
- Consulting
Industry Experience
- 3x Global Chief Information, Digital & Transformation Officer for Global Fortune 250 firms
- 3x Corporate Officer, Executive Leadership Team and Management Board member
- Co-Founder and Executive Partner for Technology Consulting and C-Level Advisory firms
- Active leader in InfraGard, an FBI / private sector partnership for the protection of US critical infrastructure
Board, Leadership & NED Experience
- TruU Advisory Board Member (2021 to present)
- City of Houston Digital Council & Advisory Board (2017 to present)
- Greenleaf Energy Solutions (2012 to present)
- SimplyPut Consulting Board Member (2020 to 2022)
- Aimpoint Digital Board Member (2018 to 2020)
- Venetia Partners Board Member (2018 to 2020)
- Multiple Group Company and JV Board Member roles (2000 to 2018)
- American Chemistry Council CIO Executive Board (2008 to 2018)
- Multiple Technology Advisory Board Roles (2004-2018)
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University
- U.S. Security Clearance (Active)
Professional Experience
EXECUTIVE PARTNER – Momentum Partners (2022 to present)
Former founders, company operators and enterprise executives supporting and advising investors and companies.
CO-FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE PARTNER AND Board Member– SimplyPut Consulting (2020 to 2022)
Provided interim COO and CIO services to a large national Bioscience company enabling them to grow forty-fold in three months and preparing them for even greater compounding growth.
Directed the CIO advisory engagement for a global manufacturing firm to address cyber threats and a technology program methodology to accelerate digital initiatives.
EXECUTIVE PARTNER AND BOARD MEMBER– Venetia Partners (2018 to 2020)
Led – and successfully closed – the largest client engagement for a multimillion-dollar, multi-year contract, subsequently beating out prominent competing global system integrators.
Directed the successful carve out of a client business unit that included ERP migrations, cloud application consolidation and migrations and the development of an enterprise-wide analytics platform
VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF DIGITAL & INFORMATION OFFICER – LyondellBasell Industries (2016 to 2018)
Led a global team of 1,100+ staff members across 40 countries with full accountability for the company’s information technology, cybersecurity & enterprise risk management, data and analytics, digital and transformation programs.
Responsible for lowering global operating costs by ~$750MM and increasing sales by ~$1B.
Led and enabled a $3B acquisition through the creation of a repeatable M&A playbook.
VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF DIGITAL & INFORMATION OFFICER – Praxair, Inc. (2008 to 2016)
Led a global team of 400+ staff members across 35 countries and executed global business transformation programs that delivered an incremental $500MM in sales and enabled start-ups in Russia and the Middle East.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF INFORMATION & INTEGRATION OFFICER – The Linde Group (1994 to 2008)
Directed the company’s global $15B Linde/BOC merger including delivering more than $50M in synergies during the first year.
Achieved growth in various other senior roles living in the US, South Africa, Australia, United Kingdom and Germany.
MANAGER OF INFORMATION SERIVCES AND MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING – Armstrong International (1990 to 1994)