ConNEXTions 2013: Presents a Mover & Shaker Interview with Ralph Loura, CIO of The Clorox Company

ConNEXTions 2013: Presents a Mover & Shaker Interview with Ralph Loura, CIO of The Clorox Company PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 17, 2012 -- ConNEXTions 2013 is set to be a high-level, hands-on event for senior level IT and Telecommunications Executives MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ConNEXTions 2013: A Frost & Sullivan Executive MindXchange, takes place on January 27 to 29, 2013 at the Stanford Court Renaissance Hotel in San Francisco, California. Participants will benefit from 17 interactive sessions, delving into the heart of their challenges, and providing actionable steps to improve the quality of their communications programs. This premier event will include a Mover & Shaker interview with Ralph Loura, CIO, The Clorox Company. Loura is an IT leader well known for his strategic, far-reaching thinking on critical IT matters. He maintains there are two critical paths to achieving CIO goals. One is to take the steps necessary to prove IT's true value as a business enabler. The second is to move aggressively to embed IT directly into the business. The last includes evolving IT into a role as business enabler. "In IT, there are many operational legacies. This type of legacy thinking includes the way we structure and deliver systems and value," said Loura. "We have to continually challenge ourselves to stay current, stay close to the business and understand their needs.