Clive King

Clive King is an Enterprise Lead Solution Architect with a rich experience spanning over 25 years. He has led numerous high-profile projects and enterprise strategies, showcasing a diverse technical expertise.

His professional journey includes key roles in major infrastructure transition and transformation projects, with end-to-end architectural lifecycle involvement from design phase through to implementation. Clive specializes in private and public cloud-based End User Computing cost models and strategies.

With exposure to various regions including APAC, EMEA, MENA, and North America, Clive has interacted with enterprise global customers, employees, and diverse cultures. His technical acumen covers IT Infrastructure & Engineering domains like cloud computing, software and computer management, security management, image build, Windows desktops servers, and networking among others.

Clive's competencies extend to IT Strategy & Governance, collaborating closely with IT Business Partners & Executive members to nurture robust relationships. He brings expertise in IT outsourcing and evaluating IT vendor hardware/software, often representing at vendor meetings, conferences, and even chairing Vendor User Groups.

His responsibilities include leading architect teams, ensuring seamless collaboration across technologies, and overseeing Design Authority to govern architecture solutions. Clive excels in relationship management with stakeholders, conducts due diligence for technical solutions and delivery, and offers IT consultancy in delivery and pre-sales capacities.

Furthermore, he specializes in Windows Strategy and Architecture Roadmaps, Workplace strategy (including Thin Client/Virtual Computing) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) evaluations. Clive's governance extends to Strategy implementation across Transformation and Migration projects, IT Outsourcing/insourcing scenarios, and maintaining a Global Desktop Service focus.

Additionally, he actively engages in Vendor Evaluation & Management activities, leveraging his strong consulting, influencing, and presentation skills on a global scale. His interpersonal and relationship management abilities enable effective communication with senior stakeholders across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.