Bathroom brands have high hopes for new CIO

Alex Alexandrou has been named chief information officer for Lixil Americas, home to the American Standard, DXV and Grohe bath and kitchen brands operating in the Americas region.

In this position, Alexandrou will be charged with managing corporate-wide strategy and long-term planning for all information and related technologies. Alexandrou will report directly to Lixil Americas CEO and president Steven Delarge.

“Alex has a proven history of successful strategic planning and execution involving information and technology that will greatly benefit operations at Lixil Americas,” Delarge said. “We are constantly striving to lead the industry in technology innovation to optimize efficiencies for our employees, customers and business stakeholders. I am confident Alex’s leadership will positively impact Lixil and further the company’s commitment to make things that matter for people and communities around the world.”

Alexandrou joins Lixil with 20 years of experience, including expertise in building and implementing processes that increase revenue, optimize enterprise expenditures and enable peak operations across multiple disciplines and organizations. Prior to joining Lixil, Alexandrou served as vice president of Global IT, Digital Marketing & Customer Engagements Systems for D&M Holdings, where he worked in all the aspects of IT operations, including: department strategy, business alignment and global decision making. Prior to that, Alexandrou worked for Newell Brands, where he led the implementation of a new global IT enterprise e-commerce strategy throughout the company. Alexandrou created and managed Newell Brand’s ecommerce shared services that allowed its brands to share IT services, functionality, capabilities and environment, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced cost.

Alexandrou holds a B.A. in computer science from Queens College of the City University of New York.