Retail technology veteran Kevin O'Brien joins Headlam Group as new Chief Information Officer

Kevin O'Brien has taken on the role of CIO at Headlam Group, a British company that specialises in carpet, residential vinyl, wood, laminate, luxury vinyl tile, and commercial flooring.

O'Brien’s CV includes stints as Chief Technology Officer at MISSOMA, Global Transformation & IT Director at FitFlop, Director of IT at Selfridges, and IT Director at Mothercare.

We are delighted to announce that Headlam’s new and exclusive Everyroom brand has won a leading industry award.

It was announced yesterday by @TContractFloors that Everyroom has won first place in the TCF Awards 2023. pic.twitter.com/LkYYxLLE0S

— Headlam Group plc (@HeadlamGroup) March 14, 2023

Aptos

Aptos recently welcomed a new executive — Jason James — to its ranks.

It's an exciting day at Aptos as we announce two executive appointments:

◼️ Jeremy Grunzweig has been promoted to general manager of the Aptos global business unit.

◼️ Jason James (@itlinchpin) has joined Aptos as #CIO.

Read the announcement: https://t.co/Jv07lWk1Ez pic.twitter.com/1H8i2P2LKa

— Aptos (@Aptos_Retail) July 25, 2023

Serving as CIO, James brings with him over two decades of experience in cloud operations, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure and digital transformation. 

“Throughout his career, Jason has helped companies leverage technology to accelerate growth and improve profitability and business alignment,” Sinisgalli said. “I am confident he’ll do the same at Aptos. We’re glad to welcome him to the team.”  

James has been CIO at several software and data analytics organisations within the healthcare sector. Earlier in his career, he held executive level IT roles at the software company Servigistics (now PTC), the data intelligence firm PRGX and internet service provider EarthLink. 

“Aptos’ investments in digital transformation and next-generation capabilities represent a competitive advantage for both the company and its customers,” James said.

“Aptos also understands that the role of a CIO today is just as much about simplifying complexity and aligning a company with a shared vision as it is about the technology itself.”

“I’m excited to help guide Aptos’ journey as we continue to scale our cloud operations and implement the right technologies that provide the best experience to our customers and colleagues.”