Management

Management Team

Led by president Crawford Del Prete, IDC's veteran management team guides a group of 2,200 global employees, including more than 1,300 of the industry's most knowledgeable and forward-thinking analyst experts. Under its dynamic leadership, IDC has become the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets.

Steven Frantzen

Head of WW Strategy and Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director, EMEA

Steven Frantzen has several roles at IDC. In the capacity of Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Steven is involved in overall executive management...

Steven Frantzen has several roles at IDC. In the capacity of Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Steven is involved in overall executive management and thought leadership activities, working closely with IDC’s global product and functional domains to ensure the success of all aspects of the company’s operations across this wide region.

As Head of Worldwide Strategy, Steven oversees IDC’s overall strategy development, working closely with the company’s senior leadership team to ensure alignment with IDC’s mission and vision. Steven is also a member of IDC’s senior management committee.

Steven has more than 30 years\' experience in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, and he is a long-time specialist on the markets of EMEA, with a particular focus on emerging markets. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events.

Steven joined IDC in 1990 as the company’s first dedicated employee for the region of Central and Eastern Europe, overseeing the local office and product development, covering a range of ICT markets and IDC services. His management and operational roles were expanded in 1999 to include the Middle East and Africa. In this wider capacity, Steven was directly responsible for overseeing all IDC's operations and activities across the 21 IDC offices eventually established in these regions.

While retaining operational management for these geographies, Steven was tasked in 2005 with managing IDC research and consulting activities for the whole of EMEA. This entailed the planning and execution of IDC's standard research and data programs, as well as consulting services across 74 countries, along with events in some 40 countries. This role eventually evolved into overall leadership and executive management responsibility for this large region.

Steven's experience in the ICT field reflects a combination of study, travel, and work activities. He holds undergraduate degrees in political science, history, and German from the University of Iowa, which included several years of study abroad, in Germany (the universities of Trier and Bonn) and Hungary. Steven also attended the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Boston, Massachusetts, for a master's degree, where his studies focused on international business, technology, and trade, along with Soviet and Eastern European studies. Steven is fluent in German and proficient in Russian and Czech.

Steven Frantzen was awarded IDG’s Chairman’s Cup for Overall Management Excellence in 2013.

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Robert White

Chief Operating Officer, Western Europe & GVP, IDC EMEA

As Chief Operating Officer of IDC Western Europe, Robert White is responsible for the Western Europe Country operations and the European Sales team. He is also responsible for the Finance function in IDC EMEA...

As Chief Operating Officer of IDC Western Europe, Robert White is responsible for the Western Europe Country operations and the European Sales team. He is also responsible for the Finance function in IDC EMEA.

Mr. White joined IDC in 1992 as Financial Controller of IDC UK. He was appointed IDC European Finance director in 1997 and later took on responsibility for managing other European support functions.

Prior to joining IDC, Mr. White held a number of accounting positions within different manufacturing companies and later joined Groupe Bull, where he served as business manager from 1989 until he joined IDC in 1992.

Mr. White graduated from the University of York with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

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