Leon Pretorius
Head of IT, Global End User Computing Lead
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IT Leadership & Management Professional seeking opportunities as a CIO/Head of IT/ Operations Manager in National or Multi-National Enterprises.
30+ years’ experience in Executive roles in Information Technology as Global End User Computing Services Lead – Global Shared Services. Enablement of M365 stack of applications at start of Covid pandemic; Achieved R2m in savings on IT budget 2011, 2012 & 2013; with consistent performance ratings of "exceeds standards" (rated by Regional VP). Background in IT Dimension Data, Schering Pharma & World Net Logistics, software and communications solutions at leading global eHealth provider
Offering special value as a driver of improvement, consolidation and cost savings - getting more from less, innovating, and ensuring stability for large multi-national enterprises.
Skills offered are IT Strategy & Planning; IT Management Best Practices; M365 Stack/ IT Support, Services, Infrastructure & Equipment; Innovation & New Technology; Enterprise Solutions; Business Information Systems; Project Management; Budget & Resource (People) Management; Procurement; and Licensing.
Experience
As the EUC Manager for one of the top global law firms, I report to the Head of Global Shared Services Infrastructure. I am responsible for leading the development and operation of globally shared EUC services. This includes all shared & common EUC elements (e.g. assets, suppliers, policies, controls and processes) of hybrid Exchange, Office 365 suite which includes Teams, Intune MAM/MDM, Identity, Active Directory and PKI management along with EUC services for the global business operations, moving away from on premise services to Cloud based services.
This is a global role operating across a matrixed and multi-sourced globally-dispersed organization. I ensure services are designed and built to be efficiently operated ‘always-on’ allowing for out of hours working. My team consist of EUC staff based in the US, Canada, EMEA, South Africa and Australia.
Education
Professional Certificate Programme in CIO Practice, Wits University - Professional Hub 2015
Key Modules – CIO Landscape (Legal and Regulatory); Management and Control of the ICT Organisation; Model Driven Performance Improvement (CMMI); Management of CIO’s Costs vs. offering Business Value; Management of IT Benefit Realisation; Strategic Management and Leadership
Outward Performance - Arbinger Institute, 2023
ITIL4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, Cloud Academy, 2022
