Bill Popper

Sr. Advisor, Information Technology

25+ years of executive global leadership in Information Technology, M&A Integration and Strategic Planning.

Previous Experience

Certified Group
Executive VP and Chief Information Officer

Envigo, Inc.
Chief Information Officer

ABM Industries, Inc.
Chief Information Officer

W.P Carey
Chief Information Officer

Covance, Inc.
Global VP & CIO

Unisys Corp
North America Practice Director

AimNet Solutions
Vice President Profession Services

Tetley USA, Inc.
CPG Tea and Coffee/Food Service, Divisional CIO

Bill joined Saphineia from Certified Group, a Warburg Pincus-backed platform invested in the TIC space (Testing, Inspection and Certification), where he was EVP and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Prior to Certified, Bill was the CIO at Envigo Inc., a PE-backed global Contract Research Organization (CRO). Prior to Envigo, Bill served as SVP and Global CIO at ABM, a Fortune 500 company with 140,000+ employees and $6B turnover. In these roles, Bill managed the Information & Technology organizations and was a key integration leader on major investments and acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Bill also served in CIO roles at at W.P. Carey a NYC based triple Net REIT, and Covance Inc, a $2B+ Global Drug Development company. Bill began his career on Wall Street but moved over to Management Consulting after his MBA, landing at Tetley USA which, after a leveraged buyout, launched his transition to Executive IT management and M&A career.

Education & Accreditations

B.S.
Finance, Lehigh University

MBA
Deming Masters Management Consulting, Fordham University

Value Chain Skills

  • Information Technology
  • Process Improvement
  • Organizational Design
  • M&A & Integration
  • ERP Implementation
  • Executive Leadership