Episode 11 - Future Business Planning With Chris Hahn

State of the CIO

Today’s guest on State of the CIO is Chris Hahn, Chief Financial Officer at Shippers Supply. Chris has been with Shippers Supply since 2010, first as an Accounting Manager, moving his way up through the company to the role of Controller, then Interim Director of Operations, Director of Finance, and now CFO.

As a highly experienced leader in all financial and financially-related areas, Chris has complete overview of the company leadership and is involved in navigating strategic planning initiatives, as well as scaling operations to adjust for both market driven and internal growth dynamics.

Essentially, Chris’s role is to shift internal mindsets away from expenditure and toward investing in the company’s future.

The company’s current focus is on their growth plan for the next 5-10 years, knowing this needs to be heavily digitized. Chris talks to us about trends in the supply industry that are potential challenges for B2B companies, why creating a digital footprint is so important to Shippers Supply and how they intend to add more value for their customers and solve problems.

In today’s podcast:

• Trends in the B2B industry
• What he wishes he knew before he started his career
• The shift away from traditional marketing towards digital marketing
• Why businesses need to invest in their future
• The top 3 challenges facing the IT organization right now