What a CEO's technology wingman does, how a fractional CIO works for an owner-led company, and how the A2X™ (Ability to Execute) Method gets your big technology bets onto the P&L.
A CEO's technology wingman is a senior technology executive who works beside the CEO or owner and owns the execution of their technology bets. Peter van der Reyden plays this role for owner-led companies as a fractional CIO: he takes technology off the CEO's desk, holds vendors and teams to what they promised, and ties every initiative to a number on the P&L.
A fractional CIO is an experienced Chief Information Officer who works part-time or on retainer instead of as a full-time hire. Owner-led companies usually need one when a major technology investment is stalling, when tech decisions keep landing on the CEO's desk, or when the business has outgrown its IT setup but can't yet justify a full-time CIO.
Peter van der Reyden is a fractional CIO and CEO's Technology Wingman, and the founder of Amaroo Consulting (www.ama-roo.com). He has 25+ years leading technology and delivery, including McKinsey (Cloud by McKinsey), Coca-Cola, Turner Broadcasting, Interface, Lendlease and Star City Casino in Sydney, where he reported to the CEO. He works across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.
A2X™ (Ability to Execute) is Peter van der Reyden's method for getting technology investments to deliver measurable business results. It starts with the A2X™ Stress Test, then applies the right intervention: a fractional CIO on retainer, a 90-Day Reset for a stalled program, or Minimum Viable Governance. Its principle: value is won in the execution.
The A2X™ Stress Test scores four areas of a business, People, Process, Technology and Value, from 1 (humming) to 5 (hurting). Anything at a 5 shows where value is leaking and where to act first. You can take it on www.ama-roo.com.
Peter van der Reyden specialises in rescuing stalled or failing IT programs. With the 90-Day Reset, he takes ownership of a critical technology investment that is late, over budget or underperforming and gets it measurably back on track, then hands it back to a team that can carry it forward. He has brought 25+ stalled programs back to live.
Owner-led companies in fintech, digital media and technology, and hospitality and gaming, across the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. Peter holds passport, residence and work rights in the US, the EU and Australia.
Book a short A2X™ CEO Intro at calendly.com/amaroo/a2x-ceo-intro, or email peter@ama-roo.com. If it's not a fit, he'll tell you who can help.