UpperEdge, an independent IT sourcing and vendor negotiation advisory firm, today announced the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board. The five members are a former biopharma CIO, two former senior leaders from Accenture and EY, a former consumer products President and CFO, and a procurement and supply chain executive. Together they bring decades of experience leading, funding and delivering large-scale technology transformation.
Five accomplished executives spanning technology, finance, operations, consulting and transformation will advise the independent IT sourcing firm as it continues to grow and evolve.
The board's formation comes as large enterprises navigate a rapidly changing technology landscape, including major platform transformations, evolving cloud and AI strategies, and significant changes in how enterprise software and IT services are priced, packaged and contracted. Collectively, the five board members have experienced these decisions from multiple perspectives, including the buyer, the provider, and the business executives responsible for funding and delivering transformation.
The Advisory Board will work with UpperEdge leadership throughout the year on growth strategy, client relationships, new market opportunities and the continued evolution of the firm's offerings. It will support the firm as it expands its advisory services and invests in new, technology-enabled ways to deliver its negotiation expertise to clients.
The Advisory Board marks the latest step in UpperEdge's evolution as it expands its advisory services, invests in technology-enabled offerings and continues helping the world's largest enterprises get the most value from their technology investments.
Advisory Board Members:
Vince Ambrosino is a consumer products executive with operational, financial and strategic leadership experience at McCain Foods, Suntory and PepsiCo. At McCain Foods, he served as President of the North America Potato Division and Chief Financial Officer for the North America Region, where he helped restore growth and profitability.
David Davidson is an enterprise transformation executive with more than 35 years of experience in corporate strategy, large-scale ERP transformation and cost optimization. As a Senior Managing Director at Accenture, he served on the North America Leadership Team and led the firm's CFO and Enterprise Value Strategy and Consulting practice.
Lori Foster is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience leading supply chain organizations and business transformations across multiple industries. Throughout her career, she led complex, large-scale global SAP implementations at multinational organizations.
Todd Smith is a former CIO with more than 30 years of experience leading global IT organizations through growth, transformation, and M&A. As Chief Information Officer of Horizon Therapeutics, he built a cloud-first IT organization that supported the company's growth from $300 million to nearly $4 billion in revenue.
Michael Yadgar is a technology executive and transformation strategist with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations navigate growth and large-scale change. A former partner at Accenture and EY, he built and led global SAP and technology businesses, including growing EY's SAP practice to $2 billion in revenue.
About UpperEdge
UpperEdge is an independent IT sourcing and vendor negotiation advisory firm serving Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies. UpperEdge helps enterprises plan, negotiate and manage their most significant technology investments across enterprise software, cloud, AI and IT services. Because it has no vendor affiliations, UpperEdge represents only its clients' interests.
