Peter Bier

Current

• Chief Information Officer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Past

• Chief Operating Officer at Cyberplex
• Director, Digital Migration Strategy at Xerox
• Systems Engineer at IBM

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Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• University of Waterloo

Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Peter Bier’s Experience

• Chief Information Officer

  Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

  (Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

• Chief Operating Officer

  Cyberplex

  (Public Company; CX; Internet industry)

  June 1998 — May 2007 (9 years )

  Provided vision, leadership, and day-to-day management of company operations and service delivery. Was responsible for fostering a corporate culture that promoted ethical practices, integrity and a positive work climate, enabling the company to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled technology consultants. Governed technology choices and project implementations. Also was responsible for human resources, internal IT, and all billable staff.

• Director, Digital Migration Strategy

  Xerox

  (Public Company; XRX; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1989 — 1997 (8 years )

  Canadian member of a worldwide team to build a strategy to migrate Xerox’s employees from selling and servicing light lens and standalone copiers to digital and networkable devices.
  
  Led the Canadian internal Document Centre product launch for 750 sales reps. Designated as the worldwide benchmark launch. Resulted in the fastest product sales growth in the first 6 months.
  
  Devised new product and systems environment training for entire Canadian sales force. Resulted in sales representative participation rate of 70% within 4 months.
  
  Organized and led Xerox’s participation, 50 employees, in Junior Achievement’s ESIS Program.

• Systems Engineer

  IBM

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1988 — 1990 (2 years )

  Assisted in the selling and subsequent installation of a large and technically complex financial market trading system for a major Canadian bank.

Peter Bier’s Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  MSci (MBA) , Management of Technology , 1997 — 1998

  Graduated first in my class. Emphasis in information technology, finance, and marketing. Thesis topic: “The Emergence of the Software Phone - Factors Influencing its Potential Dominance”.

  Activities and Societies:

  Member of the MIT Sloan hockey and rowing teams. Currently volunteer as an Alumni Advisor, since graduation.

• University of Waterloo

  BMath , Computer Science / C&O , 1986 — 1991

  Dean's List. Advanced honours co-op program. Joint major in Computer Science and Combinatorics and Optimization. Faculty tutor and teaching assistant.

  Activities and Societies:

  Elected to Varsity Athletic Council. Varsity Letterman. Coach and member of the varsity alpine ski team.