Gary Pikul is a seasoned executive who has held senior leadership roles within global organizations. He provides the vision and direction to strengthen Boyden’s ability to respond with agility to the changing needs of clients and teams worldwide. His expertise in orchestrating business transformation and ability to engage with stakeholders further enable him to optimize opportunities and outcomes.
Professional Focus
- Nearly 30 years’ experience as a business leader and executive within global organizations
- Broad range of high-level business expertise in transformation and change management, operational excellence, executive decision support, corporate governance, risk management and due diligence
- Strong analytical skills and expertise in organizational and process planning and redesign; M&A, divestitures and outsourcing; requirements validation; service and product roadmap development; partner management; project leadership and management; supply chain and vendor management
- Proven command of management strategies and methodologies such as lean, agile, and continuous improvement
- Deep functional expertise in IT and finance, including accounting and reporting; infrastructure, application and end user services; IT architecture, engineering and operations
- Industry expertise in professional services, technology and energy
Business Expertise
- Senior Director, IT Mergers & Acquisitions at Cognizant Technology Solutions, a multinational IT services and consulting firm
- Senior Director at DXC Technology, a multinational IT services and consulting firm
- Senior Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise; promoted from Senior Manager and Director at Hewlett Packard Company
- Executive Recruiter at a retained executive recruiting and advisory services firm focused on the energy sector
- Finance Manager, SOPUS and MOTIVA Manufacturing at Shell Oil Company; earlier role as Global Supply Chain Controller, Pennzoil-Quaker State
- Senior Finance Manager - Global Financial Design at Compaq; earlier roles included Business Planning Manager - Worldwide Demand Planning and Execution, and Financial Analyst - Latin America Headquarters Financial Planning
- Senior Accounting Analyst - Financial Planning, Analysis and International Accounting at Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
- Treasury Analyst at The Methodist Hospital System
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of Texas
- High Potential Leadership Certification, NYU Stern School of Business
- Lean Executive Belt, McKinsey & Company
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