Ope Bakare has held numerous IT leadership positions in industry, most
recently, as the CTO of HBC, the parent company of Saks, Saks OFF 5 th and
the Bay. At HBC, Ope was responsible for IT infrastructure engineering and
architecture for both corporate and retail store operations.

Previously, Ope spent five years at CVS as a senior leader, leading the Office
of the CIO, as well as enterprise transformation programs.
Ope’s strategic and technical leadership has led several teams through digital
transformation, ultimately enabling successful business transformation.