Vice-president of Capgemini, Group CTO Application Lifecycle Services and CTO The Netherlands region. Board member of The Open Group.

Studied Dutch language and literature at the University of Leiden before earning a BSc in Information Technology at The Hague Polytechnic.

Wrote books ‘object-oriented modelling & C++’ and ‘IAD, evolutionary development of information systems’. Published bundled columns: ‘The Black Madonnas of IT’.

Columnist for Software Release Magazine and IT Executive. Blogger for Capgemini’s multiple award-winning CTO blog and for SlowPlanet, the international hub of the Slow Movement.

Frequently invited speaker on innovative technologies, architecture, IT strategy and applications.

Mr. Tolido’s interests include excesses in philosophy and literature and he is a reputed believer of open standards, Slow IT, applications simplification and really loud music.