8CIOReview | | NOVEMBER 2020IN MY OPINIONBy Vic Ventura, CIO, Novolex The COVID-19 pandemic has created new problems that demand new solutions in nearly every aspect of business operations. Despite this reality, too many companies are still clinging to old plans that were designed for a different world. As someone who has spent his professional life leveraging technology to transform companies, I'm proud that my company, Novolex, is reacting to the world as it is, rather than as it wishes it to be. I came to Novolex, a fast-growing paper and plastics packaging and foodservice products manufacturer, to put in place operations that could scale with expansion and implement new technologies across the breadth of Novolex's brands, facilities, and functions. But when the pandemic hit, we ­ like many others ­had to change course to reflect new priorities and realities, both for our business and our customers. Change is never easy, but we chose to leverage our new reality as a pivot point for Novolex's HOW EMBRACING CHANGE IN UNPREDICTABLE TIMES IS ALLOWING ONE COMPANY TO ALIGN IT STRATEGIES WITH BUSINESS PRIORITIES
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