Team Members / Bill Popper

Bill Popper

Sr. Advisor, Information Technology

25+ years of executive global leadership in Information Technology, M&A Integration and Strategic Planning.

Bill joined Saphineia from Certified Group, a Warburg Pincus-backed platform invested in the TIC space (Testing, Inspection and Certification), where he was EVP and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Prior to Certified, Bill was the CIO at Envigo Inc., a PE-backed global Contract Research Organization (CRO). Prior to Envigo, Bill served as SVP and Global CIO at ABM, a Fortune 500 company with 140,000+ employees and $6B turnover. In these roles, Bill managed the Information & Technology organizations and was a key integration leader on major investments and acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Bill also served in CIO roles at at W.P. Carey a NYC based triple Net REIT, and Covance Inc, a $2B+ Global Drug Development company. Bill began his career on Wall Street but moved over to Management Consulting after his MBA, landing at Tetley USA which, after a leveraged buyout, launched his transition to Executive IT management and M&A career.

VALUE CHAIN SKILLS

  • Information Technology
  • Process Improvement
  • Organizational Design
  • M&A & Integration
  • ERP Implementation
  • Executive Leadership

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

  • Certified Group
    Executive VP and Chief Information Officer
  • Envigo, Inc.
    Chief Information Officer
  • ABM Industries, Inc.
    Chief Information Officer
  • W.P Carey
    Chief Information Officer
  • Covance, Inc.
    Global VP & CIO
  • Unisys Corp
    North America Practice Director
  • AimNet Solutions
    Vice President Profession Services
  • Tetley USA, Inc.
    CPG Tea and Coffee/Food Service, Divisional CIO

EDUCATION AND ACCREDITATIONS

  • B.S.
    Finance, Lehigh University
  • MBA
    Deming Masters Management Consulting, Fordham University

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