Paul Koziel

Paul Koziel

CIO and IT Leader

Greater Chicago Area

Past
  • Vice President, Distributed Systems at ABN AMRO
  • Director Financial Services Information Technology at CNA
  • Director IT Finance at CNA Insurance Companies
  • Project Manager at GATX
Education
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • Western Illinois University
Connections
276 connections
Industry
Financial Services

Paul Koziel’s Summary

Proven executive leader with extensive experience providing business solutions using Information Technology. Fortune 500 experience in design, planning, and implementation of information system technologies on an enterprise-wide scale. Strengths include Information Technology management, strategic planning, service management, architecture, process management, project management, infrastructure engineering, customer relationship management, and application development.

Paul Koziel’s Specialties:

Infrastructure and operations, server & storage virtualization, service management, application management, ITIL process management, outsourcing, off-shoring, Strategy & Planning, project management PMO


Paul Koziel’s Experience

  • Group Leader (Vice President)

    Acxiom

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; acxm; Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 2005March 2008 (2 years 11 months)

    Manage the infrastructure for the US for the outsourcing and data services businesses.

  • Senior Director Information Technology

    R.R. Donnelley

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RRD; Printing industry)

    January 2002April 2004 (2 years 4 months)

    Directed IT service management, process management, customer service, and service desk for the IT shared service organization.

  • Director Information Technology - CIO

    R.R. Donnelley - Book Publishing Services

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RRD; Printing industry)

    December 1999December 2001 (2 years 1 month)

    CIO of $750 million Business Unit with 5,500 employees and 7 manufacturing facilities. Staff of 110 IT professionals with a $14 million budget. Extensive collaboration with Sales and Manufacturing, as well as external customers.

  • Vice President, Distributed Systems

    ABN AMRO

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)

    November 1997December 1999 (2 years 2 months)

    Directed the plan, build, and deployment of $6 million, nationwide distributed systems technology refresh program for over 4,400 clients in 11 cities.

  • Director Financial Services Information Technology

    CNA

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

    May 1996November 1997 (1 year 7 months)

    Prepared Information Technology budget, charge back methodology, and developed a service management approach.

  • Director IT Finance

    CNA Insurance Companies

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    19961997 (1 year)

  • Project Manager

    GATX

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    19851996 (11 years)


Paul Koziel’s Education

  • Loyola University Chicago

    MBA , Finance

    Activities and Societies:
    Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Western Illinois University

    bachelor of business , Information Science


Additional Information

Paul Koziel’s Interests:

Youth hockey coach - Sabres Wheaton Warrenville South High School Lacrosse board

Paul Koziel’s Groups:

SIM, AITP

  •    Association of Information Technology Professionals - Windy City Chapter 147
  •    Executive Suite
  •    Acxiom Corporation
  •    Eagle's Nest--Eagle Scout Award Recipients
  •    Technology Leaders Association
  •    Loyola University Chicago GSB
  •    WIU Alumni Group
  •    Mobile Marketers USA
  •    SIM Chicago
  •    Beta Gamma Sigma - Chicago
  •    CIO Talk Radio
  •    CNA Alumni Group
  •    RR Donnelley
  •    GATX'ers: Past & Present

Paul Koziel’s Contact Settings

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