
Gord Mawhinney
Executive, Global Industry Lead, Business Applications Global Lead
As Global Industry Lead, Gord Mawhinney drives the overall strategy for Avanade’s industry practices and ensures that our industry capabilities within our Advisory practice, sales organization and geographies coalesce around one unified strategy. In addition, Gord leads Avanade’s global Business Applications organization, which includes responsibility for the clients, strategy and teams focused on the company’s finance and operations (ERP), customer engagement (CRM) and digital marketing offerings.
Gord has nearly three decades of leadership experience, from early-career technical, consulting, sales, delivery and management positions with companies such as IBM to an entrepreneurial career building award-winning business application software and professional services companies. Before joining Avanade, he most recently served as CEO of Long View Systems, a hybrid IT company. Gord has also served on several nonprofit boards, including the Entrepreneurs Organization and the Young Presidents Organization and is engaged with technology-focused venture capital work as well.
Gord is a focused lifelong learner, most recently completing a master’s degree in leadership from Royal Roads University and his ICD-D designation with the Institute of Corporate Directors.