Brian Bench is a senior technology and transformation executive and a Managing Director at Sia Partners in Calgary, advising energy and industrial clients on digital strategy, AI, governance, and value delivery. He previously served as Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Global IT at CNOOC International, leading enterprise technology, governance, and risk programs supporting upstream operations. Earlier roles at Nexen spanned IT applications and governance, internal audit and enterprise risk management, and corporate finance. Brian holds an MBA from the University of Calgary and has completed executive education at Oxford Saïd and Harvard, alongside director-level governance training