Full Name
Ann Dozier
Job Title
SVP Chief Information Officer
Company Name
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Speaker Bio
Mrs. Ann Dozier currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Information & Technology Officer for Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC. Ann is responsible for the strategy and delivery of all technology and information security for the company. During her ten plus years at SGWS, Ann has focused on transforming IT to meet the changing needs of the business by creating a balanced focus on operational effectiveness and digital strategies while supporting the growth of the company through mergers, acquisitions, and supplier partnerships.
Her prior experience includes a breadth of global strategy and transformational leadership roles spanning commercial, supply chain, eCommerce, and IT at The Coca-Cola Company, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., Dean Foods, and Colgate Palmolive. She started her career in high tech with Electronic Data Systems and IBM.
Mrs. Dozier currently serves as an Independent Director for Golden Entertainment, a publicly traded casino, tavern, and distributed gaming business. In addition, she serves on numerous community boards and national councils including the Business Solutions Committee for the United Way Miami, Founding Chair for SouthFloridaCIO, Gartner Research Board, and Wall Street Journal CIO Council.
Mrs. Dozier was inducted into the convenience store industry’s technology hall of fame, Conexxus, in 2015, was recognized with South Florida’s CIO of the Year ORBIE Award in the Enterprise category in 2022, was awarded the Woman of Wonder Award by IT Women South Florida in 2023, and was recently honored as CIO of the Year by Consumer Goods Technology in 2024.
In addition to leading the IT team, Ann has a passion for building the next generation of women technology leaders and creating equity in the industry through her work with IT Women, Women in Technology, Women of the Vine & Spirits, and NextUp. This includes offering scholarships and internships through IT Women.
Mrs. Dozier graduated in 1988 from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Economics and in 2017 and 2022 attended the Harvard Business School's Executive Management Program.
Her prior experience includes a breadth of global strategy and transformational leadership roles spanning commercial, supply chain, eCommerce, and IT at The Coca-Cola Company, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., Dean Foods, and Colgate Palmolive. She started her career in high tech with Electronic Data Systems and IBM.
Mrs. Dozier currently serves as an Independent Director for Golden Entertainment, a publicly traded casino, tavern, and distributed gaming business. In addition, she serves on numerous community boards and national councils including the Business Solutions Committee for the United Way Miami, Founding Chair for SouthFloridaCIO, Gartner Research Board, and Wall Street Journal CIO Council.
Mrs. Dozier was inducted into the convenience store industry’s technology hall of fame, Conexxus, in 2015, was recognized with South Florida’s CIO of the Year ORBIE Award in the Enterprise category in 2022, was awarded the Woman of Wonder Award by IT Women South Florida in 2023, and was recently honored as CIO of the Year by Consumer Goods Technology in 2024.
In addition to leading the IT team, Ann has a passion for building the next generation of women technology leaders and creating equity in the industry through her work with IT Women, Women in Technology, Women of the Vine & Spirits, and NextUp. This includes offering scholarships and internships through IT Women.
Mrs. Dozier graduated in 1988 from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Economics and in 2017 and 2022 attended the Harvard Business School's Executive Management Program.
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