Tom Kegley
CIO
Roche Diagnostics Corp.

Tom Kegley was named Vice President of Information Technology in 1992. During his time as Head of IT for North America, Kegley has focused on identifying all systems and infrastructure, which can be further integrated and supported on a worldwide basis as well as integrating and improving Information Technology success for Roche Diagnostics North America.

Since joining Roche Diagnostics, formerly Boehringer Manheim Corporation, Kegley achieved numerous breakthroughs including the creation of the first international IT function to develop worldwide standards, global infrastructure, and global strategies for the integrated business systems of SAP, CRM, desktop and e-mail. Under his United States IT leadership, Kegley created the architecture for the restructuring and integration of disparate IT functions, delivering new SAP-based ERP systems, SFA/CRM Systems and new data warehousing ability to enhance information delivery. He initiated an official company Internet site in 1997, which subsequently led to the Intranet and e-Commerce becoming fully rolled out within the region. Kegley is focused on achieving the company’s business transformation through e-enabling business processes and identifying e-Health opportunities. The selection of Roche Diagnostics North America as one of the top 25 SAP Competency Centers in the Americas and identification as a Global Corporate Competency Center for IT Security Services are some of the most recent accomplishments under Kegley’s leadership. Prior to joining Roche Diagnostics in 1992, Kegley spent 22 years leading IT at Beecham USA Pharmaceuticals and SmithKline Beecham U.S. Corporate Headquarters for the Americas. He also provided services as an independent consultant to Glaxo, Schering Plough and Hoechst, in the early 1990’s.

Kegley is a member of various internal and external associations such as the Roche Diagnostics Informatics Operating Committee, the Roche Diagnostics North American Operating Committee. He is an executive Director of the Pharmaceutical Information Systems Association, an active member of the Community Hospitals of Indiana IT Advisory Committee, serves as President for the Society of Information Management, and is a member of the Indianapolis CIO Roundtable and the IU Health Informatics Advisory Board.