Toby Redshaw

CEO, Verus Advisory

Toby Redshaw has driven massive P&L tech transformation across the globe at the C Level across multiple verticals including Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, eCommerce, Logistics/Transportation/Supply Chain, Financial Services, Telecom, AI, Geo-Intelligence. He has lead turnarounds at startups and built them from scratch. He has deep diversity and social responsibility commitment, activity and results. He has participated on 30+ boards and advisory boards including as Exec Chairman, founding Chairman and Exec Chairman of a Cancer Charity.

Toby was named to Top CTO 25 – Most Influential IT leaders by InfoWorld and Top 50 Global CIOs by InformationWeek.

Prior to Verus, Toby led Technology Strategy for Verizon and oversaw Verizon’s Enterprise Innovation and 5G Solutions. He ran their 5G Ecosystems (built the first 5G labs/incubators), Innovation and Product Development, AR/VR and Location Services/Geo Intelligence Businesses. Toby was also the CEO of Kevington Advisors, a leading-edge consultancy offering services in enterprise technology strategy and transformation, coaching start-ups and providing deep expertise to a variety of government/military engagements.

Toby previously held Global CIO positions at American Express and Aviva PLC, HQ in London. His responsibilities also included Risk, NPI, and eCommerce. He held simultaneous product, marketing, strategy, venture, supply chain, diversity and technology responsibilities during the six years prior at Motorola, while also Executive Chairman of a start-up portfolio company.

In 2000 Toby was a GM at a global start-up, one of the first cloud-based solution platforms for hospitality operating offices in Silicon Valley, China, and London. Toby started his career at FedEx (17 years) working in both business and technology across Asia, Latin America and the U.S. He was part of the team that created the international express sector and ran the global customer automation/supply chain programs.