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When it comes to M&A-fueled change, IT is
the first to begin the hard work of integration.

million, purchased several pharmaceutical

change, the kind that results from merging

products from Merck for $250 million, bought

two organizations but also other types of

Naurex for $560 million, and announced plans

transformative change that CIOs increasingly face.

to acquire ophthalmic device start-up AqueSys
for $300 million as well as Northwood Medical

A Foundation for Mega-Growth

Innovation. We also sold our small-molecule
generic drug business to Teva Pharmaceuticals
for $40.5 billion. (For a list of Allergan's mergers

made it clear the IT organization would be

and divestitures in recent years, see the graphic

a major contributor to its acquisitive growth

"Constant Change.")

plans. I had previously worked in a large drug

These moves have made Allergan a leader

company IT environment, both at Novartis and

of a new industry model - Growth Pharma. At

at healthcare business process outsourcer C3i,

Allergan, strong and sustainable brand franchises,

whose customers included Roche and Johnson

a premier pipeline, highly efficient operations,

& Johnson. Watson needed an IT leader who

and an experienced management team create an

knew how to build and operate that kind of

unrivaled foundation for long-term growth.

environment. At least as important, given

Even if you worked in the company, you might

our mission of growth through acquisition,

need a flow chart to see how things have all come

Watson needed someone who could build an

together over the past few years. So you can

infrastructure that was scalable yet cost effective,

imagine the complexities that this creates for the

one that was flexible enough to absorb shifts in

technology organization. When it comes to M&A-

strategy and business models resulting from the

fueled change, IT is the first to begin the hard

different kinds of businesses we acquired.

work of integration (or the equally hard work of

My job was to integrate the new companies as

de-integration in the case of a divestiture) and we

quickly as possible and to ensure that the business

continue to work to improve that integration

maintained its ability to communicate and

over time.

collaborate across the burgeoning organization,

My experience - constantly being in a

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From the moment I joined Watson, our leaders

as new entities were brought into the fold

change-management leadership role as well as a

(or occasionally divested). The role of IT was

technology-leadership role - has given me an

absolutely critical in meeting the company's

unusual perspective on managing disruptive

strategic goals, both financially and operationally.



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