AS THE CIO AT ENDAVA , HELENA NIMMO IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE WORLD ’ S STRATEGIC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS .
LEVERAGING NEXT-GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES , NIMMO AND HER TEAM OFFER A WIDE BREADTH OF PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES , INTELLIGENT EXPERIENCES , AND ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS . Q . TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION AND CAREER PATH
» I was born in the UK and moved to Finland when I was young , meaning ( bar a year spent at Strathclyde University for an MSc ) my education took place in Finland .
I really wanted to be a florist and gardener but , living in a country that experienced winter for six months of the year , it wasn ’ t really viable . Though now it ’ s a hobby I make sure I always have time for .
Instead , I ended up doing a variety of business studies , starting at my home town ’ s university , Oulu University , and ending up in Strathclyde , Scotland .
Q . WHAT LED YOU TO THIS INDUSTRY ?
» I worked for a number of years both before and during university , and the technology sector was not at the top of my mind when I started out . But I had always had access to technology at home and school .
Oulu was a very tech-heavy city , with Nokia dominating the employment market . And that ’ s how it started . I got fully and completely sucked into the world of technology , both as a product and business enabler .
Saying that , I have moved across different companies and sectors , which has been great in giving me a different , wider perspective on what works , and the why and the when for what doesn ’ t work .
“ MY ROLE IS A GLOBAL ONE , ENGAGING ACROSS MULTIPLE TIME ZONES , CULTURES AND VARIED USER GROUPS , WHICH MAKES IT ENJOYABLY UNPREDICTABLE ”
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