Kevin Clark
Chief Information & Data Officer
Ubisoft
Kevin Clark is the Senior Vice President of Data and Acting CIO at Ubisoft, with over 20 years of leadership in the company across IT, Security, and Data. He specializes in executive transformation, team development, and simplifying complex systems at scale. Kevin is passionate about growing high-performance teams and mentoring the next generation of tech leaders.
A fun fact about Kevin, his career at Ubisoft has taken him across Canada, China, and Europe—resulting in the family dog now understanding three languages.
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Give us a brief overview of the path that led to your current role.
I started on the floor as a network and systems architect, designing and maintaining infrastructure for Ubisoft’s growing online presence. That led me into managing online game systems, where I scaled operations and built out global teams across time zones. Over time, I took on leadership of Security, then Data, and eventually stepped in as Acting CIO, helping guide the full IT, Security, and Data portfolio through transformation and modernization. It’s been a 20+ year path, from cables and configs to the executive chair.
What is one of your guiding leadership principles?
One of my guiding leadership principles is maintaining low affinity distance, which is defined as keeping people connected through a shared sense of future and fate. It can make all the difference in the world when it comes to successfully leading a group of people in a common direction. When that connection is strong, you unlock momentum makers.
What is the greatest challenge CIOs face today, and how are you addressing it?
The greatest challenge is ensuring that the operating model across IT, Data, and Security keeps pace with the scale and velocity of change hitting all three domains at once. The business expects to move faster than ever—with fewer people, more automation, more AI, and a growing push to deputize talent outside traditional tech verticals. That means giving more agency and autonomy to the business, without compromising resilience, security, or data integrity.
We’re addressing this by exploring federated operating models—structures that maintain strong governance and architectural clarity while giving domains the freedom to move fast within aligned guardrails.
What is the key to success for someone just starting out as a CIO?
Never work alone; always have an entourage of A-talent with you.
How do you measure success as a leader?
I measure success by whether people are better off than when they first met me; more capable, more confident, and more clear on their own path. The real mark of leadership is when those people go on to build and grow leaders of their own. That’s when you know the legacy of your impact.
What is the value of being a member of Gartner C-level Communities?
The value is in learning from peers, being challenged by different perspectives, and opening your mind beyond your own environment. It’s a rare space to get sharp, honest insight from people who’ve been through it, and hopefully, to give some of that back as well.
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