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Leadership Summit – Chicago – Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel – September 17, 2026 Join top AI and Data leaders in Chicago to explore the strategies, governance, and innovations driving enterprise performance. Connect, learn, and gai...

Webinar | The Multiplier Effect: How Top Data Leaders Translate Infrastructure into Business Impact Hear directly from leading data executives as they share how they are navigating data strategy, AI investment, and business value in the AI era.

Nominate Now | Top 30 Retail Data Changemakers 2026 Nominate for the Top 30 Retail Changemakers 2026, our annual recognition honoring visionary leaders who are redefining the retail landscape through da...

Leadership Summit – Chicago – Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel – September 17, 2026 Join top AI and Data leaders in Chicago to explore the strategies, governance, and innovations driving enterprise performance. Connect, learn, and gai...

Webinar | The Multiplier Effect: How Top Data Leaders Translate Infrastructure into Business Impact Hear directly from leading data executives as they share how they are navigating data strategy, AI investment, and business value in the AI era.

Nominate Now | Top 30 Retail Data Changemakers 2026 Nominate for the Top 30 Retail Changemakers 2026, our annual recognition honoring visionary leaders who are redefining the retail landscape through da...

Leadership Summit – Chicago – Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel – September 17, 2026 Join top AI and Data leaders in Chicago to explore the strategies, governance, and innovations driving enterprise performance. Connect, learn, and gain actionable insights — reserve your seat today.

Webinar | The Multiplier Effect: How Top Data Leaders Translate Infrastructure into Business Impact Hear directly from leading data executives as they share how they are navigating data strategy, AI investment, and business value in the AI era.

Nominate Now | Top 30 Retail Data Changemakers 2026 Nominate for the Top 30 Retail Changemakers 2026, our annual recognition honoring visionary leaders who are redefining the retail landscape through data, AI, and analytics.

Leadership Summit – Chicago – Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel – September 17, 2026 Join top AI and Data leaders in Chicago to explore the strategies, governance, and innovations driving enterprise performance. Connect, learn, and gain actionable insights — reserve your seat today.

Webinar | The Multiplier Effect: How Top Data Leaders Translate Infrastructure into Business Impact Hear directly from leading data executives as they share how they are navigating data strategy, AI investment, and business value in the AI era.

Nominate Now | Top 30 Retail Data Changemakers 2026 Nominate for the Top 30 Retail Changemakers 2026, our annual recognition honoring visionary leaders who are redefining the retail landscape through data, AI, and analytics.

Leadership

SAP, Head of Enterprise Data Strategy: Critical Key Skills of a CDO2

Written by: CDO Magazine

Updated 4:43 AM EST, November 27, 2023

(USA and Canada) Maria Villar, Head of Enterprise Data Strategy & Transformation at SAP, together with Mark Johnson, Regional VP – at Fusion Alliance and Editorial Board Chair at CDO Magazine, describes important qualifications for a CDO. According to Villar, a CDO must be a strategic thinker, able to build new capabilities for existing assets. CDOs must know how to drive innovation, manage communication, and be resilient.