Aidan Desmond is an accomplished and commercially focused IT leader with over 22 years of multinational experience across consulting, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications organizations. With a strong track record of successfully delivering strategic IT and business transformation programs, Aidan has 13 years of life sciences experience with Abbott, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and SK biotek Ireland, as well as 8 years of financial shared services experience with Pfizer, Accenture, and Lucent Technologies. Known for building excellent collaborative relationships and partnering closely with all levels in the organization and external vendors, Aidan is an effective communicator who has managed global teams across distributed matrix organizations. He is a proactive people manager who has established a team of highly motivated and skilled program management professionals in his last role. Aidan has extensive experience in the development and management of multicultural and remote vendor teams. With academic qualifications including an MBA, MSc in Technology Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Business & IT, and a BSc Honours in Chemistry, as well as professional qualifications such as ITIL V3 Expert, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP Project Manager, and M_o_R Management of Risk Practitioner, Aidan currently serves as the Head of IT, EMEA at Abbott.