Melad Tashtezar is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in IT asset management and leadership. Currently serving as Global IT Asset Manager at On since June 2024, Melad also holds the position of ITAM Chapter Lead for the UK at ITAM FORUM, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the IT Asset Management industry. Prior roles include Senior and Enterprise IT Asset Manager at Just Eat Takeaway.com from September 2021 to June 2024, and various positions at Imperial College London from October 2012 to September 2021, culminating as Service Catalogue and Asset Lead (ITAM).

The Pop in Your Job:
"I'm fuelled by the challenges of IT Asset Management and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on organisational success. I love the collaborative aspect of my work, working with different teams to achieve shared objectives. Witnessing the direct impact of my efforts on cost savings, innovation, and compliance brings me great pride. I'm also passionate about fostering talent and providing mentorship to new talent in the ITAM Community in and outside of work!"

Founded in 2010, On set out to shake up the running industry with a single transformative product, a completely new cushioning technology for running shoes, CloudTec®. Today, On remains innovation and design-led, delivering industry-disrupting premium footwear, apparel, and accessories for high-performance running, outdoor, and all-day activities. Existing at the intersection of performance, design and impact – inspired by athletes, we always look for ‘better’ – something we believe is achieved through continual experimentation, starting again, thinking differently, breaking the mold. Every day our teams continue to cook up trailblazing innovations within our Zurich-based On Lab and across our global hubs from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to Shanghai, Portland, Berlin, Yokohama and beyond. We like to keep creativity and innovation in-house, whether it's to create inspiring marketing campaigns, think up next-gen retail spaces, or take leaps in sustainability and product design – it all comes together to deliver on our mission. At On, we're all believers in the human spirit and what it’s capable of. And with every On product, design and innovation, we set out to inspire humans to Dream On.