Marc Montoro, a former long-time executive with the North Carolina Technology Association, is the new executive director of the Triangle Technology Executives Council.

Montoro, who joined DataChambers earlier this year as the General Manager of its Raleigh data center, succeeds John Crites, who helped found the group, which includes many of the Triangle’s top tech companies. The new board reflects the reach of TTEC:

  • Todd Bolon, Principal – ValueBridge Consulting (chair)
  • Frank Anastasio, CIO – North America – Global Knowledge
  • Peter Asmar, Performance & Reporting Manager – Quintiles
  • John Crites, CIO – Modus eDiscovery
  • Jerry Fralick, Chief Security Officer – Lenovo
  • Susan Kellogg, Deputy CIO – UNC – Chapel Hill
  • Sid Mitchener, Partner – Vaco
  • Nick Otto, CIO – Kimley Horn
  • Bob Seaton, Sr. Director, Data Products – Netsertive
  • Rob Simora, CTO – WebAssign @ Cengage Learning
  • Jose Solera, CIO – LISI & CoPower
  • Greg Stoch, Director of Financial – Blue Flash Solutions
  • Craig Stone, CEO – HireNetworks
  • Rob Van Arnam, Attorney – Williams Mullen

“It was a goal of mine to create a peer group of IT leaders that could contribute to the economic growth of the region and support education, emerging technologies, and entrepreneurship,” Crites said in a statement. “I am very excited to hand the reigns over to someone who shares that vision and passion for the industry.”

In an exclusive Q&A, Montoro, who once worked at WRAL TechWire as head of sales and marketing, talks about the group, its mission, plans and plans for 2017.

Our Q&A:

  • What’s the mission of this group?

TTEC’s mission is to facilitate the success of our membership base, comprised of IT executives in the Research Triangle area, through education and collaboration. By utilizing the collective membership base, we will contribute to the economic development of the region by supporting education, emerging technologies and entrepreneurship.

  • What’s your job/vision as the Executive Director?

As with many associations, we have a Leadership Board, made up of a contingent of our members, who are particularly engaged and pillars in the community. They are the ones that determine mission and vision of the organization. As Executive Director, I will advise on initiatives that will drive that vision and deliver events that provide a forum for the membership to explore relevant technology and leadership issues.

I am very excited to work with a Board that has such passion and dedication to serving the community and embracing technology as an economic catalyst. My vision is to streamline the operational side of the organization, leaving the membership to focus on content and collaboration. I believe that providing a platform for these IT leaders to openly discuss trends that they are challenged with, then connecting them to help each other outside of the meetings, will create a network that will benefit them both personally and professionally.

  • Why did you choose to accept the position?

I have known the founding CEO, John Crites, and a large part of the TTEC membership for many years. Focusing on relationships, John created an organization that supplemented the ecosystem of organizations that nurture the tech sector here in the Triangle. After talking with the founding Board members and John, I realized that I could leverage my experience with the North Carolina Technology Association to connect IT leaders and effectively execute meetings and events that will do that. This would allow the members to concentrate on collaboration.  With the Board leadership in place and the momentum TTEC has built over the years, I was very excited to contribute to its continuing success.

  • What can you expect to see from TTEC in 2017?

As I mentioned earlier, we already have a great membership base and Board in place. TTEC will continue to deliver bimonthly events with compelling content and open dialogue. I hope to expand those events to help connect special interest groups that will further connect the dots. In addition, I want to keep the membership connected beyond the meetings, so they build personal relationships and can lean on each other at any time.

Learn more about TTEC at:

http://www.NCTTEC.net