IBL TOGETHER
IBL Together recently formed from GML and Ireland Blyth , two major conglomerates , as Group Information and Technology Executive Laurent Fayolle explains
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ML and Ireland Blyth merged to form IBL Together in July 2016 , retaining the name of the latter to maintain brand familiarity . Today , IBL Together has grown to encompass an incredibly diverse portfolio across a number of industries , from manufacturing to banking and beyond , with over 280 companies and more than 26,000 team members . In 2016 , Laurent Fayolle , formerly GML ’ s Business Technology Manager , took on the role of Group Information Technology Executive at IBL Together . In this role , Fayolle is tasked with heading and restructuring the Group IT department .
After the merger , a complete revamp of the governance model was started and the team had to be restructured to cater for this new governance to be rolled out across the various companies . As Ireland Blyth and GML both had completely different IT governance models , Fayolle explains , “ on one side
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