Vice-president and Chief Technology Officer of Capgemini, The Netherlands.
Director of the Governing Board 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 Madonna's of IT'.

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

Frequently invited speaker on innovative technologies, architecture and IT-strategy. Jury member of the annual Benelux 'Development Tools' race.

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

As a Gmail user, he is not afraid to publish his e-mail address: ron@tolido.com
Furthermore Mr. Tolido can be contacted through all major social networks, including FaceBook, LinkedIn, Plaxo and Hyves (Dutch).