Allied Universal appoints Deanna Steele chief information officer for North America

Allied Universal®, the world’s pioneering security and facility services provider, announced that Deanna Steele has joined the company as chief information officer for North America.

Steele will provide visionary leadership and hands-on management of IT initiatives, creating substantial business value. In the role, she will focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences, supporting growth, integrating acquisitions and optimising artificial intelligence across the company’s operations in North America.

Decades of leadership experience

“We are very excited to have Deanna join our team. Her background and experience in pioneering technology teams to drive transformation across large enterprises make her a perfect fit for our organisation,” said Mark Mullison, Allied Universal chief technology officer. “Deanna is a great addition to our dynamic, hard-charging team and demanding culture and will add tremendous value to the organisation now and into the future.”

Steele is a seasoned executive with more than two decades of leadership experience in global

Steele is a seasoned executive with more than two decades of leadership experience in global and domestic consumer and digital business, retail, B2B, product and professional services. She served as chief information officer for Advantage Solutions, J. Jill and Ingram Content Group, pioneering technology teams through growth, transformation and product innovation. Most recently, she served corporate clients at consulting firm AlixPartners, focusing on technology operating models, process efficiency and cost optimisation.

Technology enablement

Steele also has led technology initiatives in organisations with highly distributed workforces emphasising automation and scalability via technology enablement. She received a bachelor of science degree in business management from Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Allied Universal and am honoured to be a part of the company’s journey forward,” Steele said. “I am committed to building teams and culture, and positively pioneering and developing people. I consistently drive to understand and improve the client/customer experience focusing on scalability, ease of use and efficiency through leveraging data, predictive and prescriptive analytics, and insights-based services.”