Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Wal-mart Asia
Fumbi Chima is a management executive with over 20 years experience, proficient at developing and implementing IT strategic initiatives/projects, project management, driving business development, mentoring product development, leading operations, and providing leadership to multiple business units in technology, telecommunications, banking, finance and investment management services sectors and mostly recently retail—in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Currently serving as the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Wal-mart Asia. Previously she was Vice President of Global Technology Services and Strategic Partnerships.
Some of the varied engagements include assisting in the transformation of global companies and culture to define, design and implement key technology strategies and platforms; execute business plan to drive profitability and revenue growth; motivate teams; develop, manage and augment management teams; lead organization turn-around and implementing change; plan, design and implement training/development programs based on organizational needs; implement succession planning; organizational process performance management.
Chima orchestrated development and various implementations of multi million-dollar capital investment plans for information technology organization; implementation of PMOs for various global IT initiatives; and the development and implementation of a business transformation for Multinational Institutions.
Chima serves on numerous boards and mentoring networks which include; the World Affairs Council—DC; STEMconnector; West Essex YMCA; the NJ School of Ballet; and the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF). She also serves in a leadership role within women’s organizations as one of the Officer Sponsors for the Wal-Mart Women’s Resource Council. Chima is also Secretary of the African American Officer Caucus and a member of the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF).
Diplomatic Courier honors the Top Global Women who have worked to improve the world. Download the entire list here.
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Fumbi Chima
March 25, 2014
Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Wal-mart Asia
Fumbi Chima is a management executive with over 20 years experience, proficient at developing and implementing IT strategic initiatives/projects, project management, driving business development, mentoring product development, leading operations, and providing leadership to multiple business units in technology, telecommunications, banking, finance and investment management services sectors and mostly recently retail—in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Currently serving as the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Wal-mart Asia. Previously she was Vice President of Global Technology Services and Strategic Partnerships.
Some of the varied engagements include assisting in the transformation of global companies and culture to define, design and implement key technology strategies and platforms; execute business plan to drive profitability and revenue growth; motivate teams; develop, manage and augment management teams; lead organization turn-around and implementing change; plan, design and implement training/development programs based on organizational needs; implement succession planning; organizational process performance management.
Chima orchestrated development and various implementations of multi million-dollar capital investment plans for information technology organization; implementation of PMOs for various global IT initiatives; and the development and implementation of a business transformation for Multinational Institutions.
Chima serves on numerous boards and mentoring networks which include; the World Affairs Council—DC; STEMconnector; West Essex YMCA; the NJ School of Ballet; and the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF). She also serves in a leadership role within women’s organizations as one of the Officer Sponsors for the Wal-Mart Women’s Resource Council. Chima is also Secretary of the African American Officer Caucus and a member of the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF).
Diplomatic Courier honors the Top Global Women who have worked to improve the world. Download the entire list here.
