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Shannon Cole
VP, Team Manager - KI Leader
Shannon Cole is a VP Team Manager with the Finance practice. She advises CFO clients on leadership, personal effectiveness and external stakeholder management. She advises CFOs and Finance Leaders in the areas of leadership, talent, strategy and communications.
Previous experience
Mrs. Cole brings over 20 years of multifaceted Finance experience from the Technology, Healthcare and Financial Services industries. She held global and regional business unit CFO and finance director roles at IBM and IDEXX Laboratories, a global leader in veterinary technology. Through her time spent living and working in the US, the UK, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore, she has developed deep country and regional experiences of financial operations and management.
Shannon has a track record of strong performance management, underpinned by her organic and inorganic business development experience. She has led or contributed to several Finance Transformation and Shared Services projects. She is an inclusive and collaborative leader, with appreciation for the importance of human factors in change management and employee engagement.
Shannon has mentored many finance professionals and start-up founders and served on boards of non-profit organizations in the course of her career.
Professional background
IBM, CFO, Watson Health Life Sciences, 19 years
IDEXX Laboratories, Sr. Director of Finance, 2 years
Northeastern University, Lecturer, Analytics, 2 years
Areas of coverage
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Finance Function Strategy and Organizational Design
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Finance Talent
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CFO Personal Effectiveness
Education
MBA - Columbia Business School and London Business School
BSc - Accountancy, Bentley University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
CFO Effectiveness
Finance Talent
Finance Function Strategy and Transformation