Management Team
Trust in a management team that cares about your experience — and the employees you relocate. Starting from the very top, our culture is shaped by people who understand what it takes to design and execute a successful mobility programme and who know what it means for your employees to move from their homes to entirely new places. By continuing to promote total customisation, leading technological advances and a completely seamless process, our passion for improving lives is part of every decision our management team members make.
John Kirk
Executive Vice President & Chief Information and Technology Officer
John Kirk is SIRVA’s Executive Vice President & Chief Information and Technology Officer. Kirk joined SIRVA in September 2015. Over the past 15 years, he has been a leader of technology and IT. Prior to that, he held executive positions on the business side in terms of sales, marketing, operations, procurement and supply chain.
Most recently, Kirk was the CIO for Vitamin Shoppe, a leading publicly traded retail and e-commerce business with $1.3 billion in sales and 736 locations. He led the technology and IT department during a 50% increase in shop count and e-commerce revenue, scaling the business for quality, customer service and profitability. He was responsible for strategic direction and all daily operations for technology, applications, operations, shop systems, technical infrastructure, telecommunications, cybersecurity and e-commerce platforms. Kirk led the IT team of 125 professionals and developed and implemented a multi-year IT strategic plan, enabling the company to scale for growth. He created and implemented the application roadmap to upgrade and install new leading technologies. Under Kirk’s leadership, IT and technology increased speed to market by 30%, improved customer satisfaction significantly, increased uptime of IT systems to an impressive 99.995%, increased productivity of IT by 20% and established a leading e-commerce business. Kirk holds an MBA from Seton Hall University, where he graduated with honours. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from La Salle University.
Most recently, Kirk was the CIO for Vitamin Shoppe, a leading publicly traded retail and e-commerce business with $1.3 billion in sales and 736 locations. He led the technology and IT department during a 50% increase in shop count and e-commerce revenue, scaling the business for quality, customer service and profitability. He was responsible for strategic direction and all daily operations for technology, applications, operations, shop systems, technical infrastructure, telecommunications, cybersecurity and e-commerce platforms. Kirk led the IT team of 125 professionals and developed and implemented a multi-year IT strategic plan, enabling the company to scale for growth. He created and implemented the application roadmap to upgrade and install new leading technologies. Under Kirk’s leadership, IT and technology increased speed to market by 30%, improved customer satisfaction significantly, increased uptime of IT systems to an impressive 99.995%, increased productivity of IT by 20% and established a leading e-commerce business. Kirk holds an MBA from Seton Hall University, where he graduated with honours. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from La Salle University.