Webinar
Digital Transformation of Retail Brands: Dealing with the Impact of COVID-19
October 27, 2020
The crisis produced by the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed consumer behavior and accelerated the digital transformation of the retail industry. With operational changes to accommodate consumers come necessary technology changes. Yet the integration of these technologies into existing store networks will at some point backfire if not done properly over a networking platform that is secure, reliable, and scalable.
Please join Netsurion's Chief Information Office, Mark Cornwell, as he explores with Mark Cline, SVP of Sales at Netsurion, the challenges faced by retail brands during these unprecedented times.
In this webcast you will gain insights into:
• What changes you can expect to continue when the pandemic is over
• The threat of ransomware and the costs associated with a breach
• The costs associated with downtime and how to avoid them
• What to consider when evaluating a secure edge networking platform and vendors
• Ideas on how to reduce IT spend while boosting network security and performance at the same time
The more new digital technologies are deployed into the retail store, the higher the risks than can potentially harm the customer experience and revenue when not implemented properly. Join Netsurion as we explore ways you can protect your customers and your business while preparing your network for a "now normal".
Meet the panelists
Mark Cline
Senior Vice President of Sales
Netsurion
Mark has been working for over 15 years with many restaurant businesses to shape their network security and PCI DSS compliance strategies and deliver solutions that enable them to innovate and grow their businesses while protecting their brand and customers' data. Mark understands how vital business continuity, productivity, and customer experience is for multi-unit restaurants and how success in today's digital world is impossible without a secure and reliable network foundation. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Sales with Netsurion where he manages a team of seasoned professionals to drive Netsurion's suite of network security products and services.
Mark Cornwell
Chief Information Officer
Netsurion
Mark joined the company in 2016, and brings more than 20 years of progressive cross-industry IT leadership to the role. He oversees engineers at Netsurion, who build, manage, and monitor the company's internal systems and technology. He previously served as CTO of Swiss Watch International, following management roles at AOL, Chico's FAS, Winn-Dixie, and Luxottica Retail. Throughout his corporate IT career, he has led significant business and technology transformation projects, including multi-year enterprise resource planning programs (SAP, Oracle, NSB) and e-commerce platform initiatives (IBM WCS, ATG, Magento). He has also directed large-scale POS implementations, business intelligence installations, and infrastructure migration programs.
After honorably serving his country for 20+ years, Mark retired from the military in 2016. His military career spanned 5 years in the Air Force as a Chinese Linguist Cryptographer; and included over 16 additional years in the Coast Guard Reserve as a Commissioned Officer from which he retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander (LCDR/O4).
Mark received a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College in 1998; completed Reserve Officer Candidate Indoctrination at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy; and graduated from the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) with an Intermediate Certification in Mandarin Chinese.
