Executive Biography                                                           

Rick Rowley, VP of Global Enterprise Services

Rick's career is distinguished by an exceptional record of building professional services and software organizations with a wide cultural diversity, and numerous achievements in building corporate value. Rick's experience includes software and SaaS architecture, multiple U.S. and U.K. startups, talent acquisition, organizational design, domestic/foreign field operations, two interim CIO roles, and client partner to some of the world's fastest-growing and best-known brands. He has built and managed multi-discipline consulting organizations in Chicago, Denver and Glasgow, U.K.

Prior to joining Opus Global Group, Rick was Director of North American Operations for a prominent European software company, where he served at client executive levels addressing multifaceted, mission-critical and international issues. Rick has also served on the IBM Partner Organization Global Advisory Board, where he provided recommendations on corporate and business unit strategies prior to commitment.

Industry Expertise: Industrial and Manufacturing; Energy; Business Services; Cable/Telecommunications/Internet and Wireless; Consumer Products; Insurance; Professional Services; Retail; Financial Markets and Services; Life Sciences; Logistics and Transportation.

Clients Served: Hub International, Orbitz, Caterpillar, Laidlaw, American Italian Pasta, Sears, Hewitt, AMEX, Motorola, Toyota, Aqua America, Mir/Wilson Sports, Microsoft, United Stationers, SIRVA, Eddie Bauer, CompTIA, Abbott Laboratories, Nanosphere, Autoweb, Singapore Air, IBM, Gallagher, U.S. Cellular, Audi, Marsh, Baxter, VistaPrint, Telkomsel, Discover Card, Zurich, U.S. Army, Wausau, Comcast and Westinghouse.

Education: Rick holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from Southern Illinois University, and numerous certifications and awards from IBM, Microsoft, and other industry leaders.