Women Appointed to Tech Boards 8/30 to 9/30 2011
Facebook Exec Joins eBay Board
eBay announced that Katie Mitic is joining the company's Board of Directors. She currently leads Platform and Mobile Marketing for Facebook. Prior to joining Facebook, Mitic served as SVP of Global Product Marketing at Palm, where she oversaw hardware and software product management and marketing. Before Palm, she was the VP & GM at Yahoo! Currently, Mitic serves on the Board of Special Olympics International.
Giant Solutions Companies Exec & Board Appointments 8/28 to 9/29 2011
Three New Board Members at Dell
Janet Clark, 56, the EVP, Treasurer, & CFO of Marathon Oil, has been selected to serve on Dell’s Audit Committee. In the past, Clark has served as SVP & CFO for Nuevo Energy and as CFO & EVP of Corporate Development and Administration at Santa Fe Snyder.
New Chairman & Board Appointments 8/30 to 9/28 2011
HP Fires CEO/Board Member
HP announced that Leo Apotheker, 58, has been relieved of his duties as President, CEO & Director. Before joining HP, he was the CEO of SAP AG. Meg Whitman, 55, has been named as Apotheker’s replacement. Prior to joining HP, Whitman served as President & CEO of eBay from 1998 to 2008. She has also held senior positions at Hasbro, Stride Rite, and FTD.
Telecom Products Exec & Board Appointments 8/22 to 9/22 2011
Steve Jobs Relinquishes CEO Role at Apple; Replacement Announces First Promotion Decision
Apple announced that Steve Jobs, 56, has resigned as CEO of the company. He will continue to serve the company in his new role as Chairman of the Board. Former Apple COO Tim Cook, 50, has assumed the role of CEO. Prior to joining Apple, Cook was the VP of Corporate Materials for Compaq. He came to Compaq from Intelligent Electronics, where he served as COO of the computer reseller division. Cook has also worked at IBM, most recently as the Director of North American Fulfilment.
B2C Internet Exec & Board Appointments 8/22 to 9/22 2011
Former CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets Joins eBay
eBay announced that Devin Wenig, 44, has joined the company as President of its Global eBay Marketplaces Business Unit. In this position, his responsibilities will include overseeing eBay, eBay classifieds, and StubHub. Wenig was most recently the CEO of Thomson Reuters Markets, where he led the company's global financial services and media businesses. Wenig also led the integration of Reuters and Thomson following the merger of the two companies. In the past, he has held other executive positions with Reuters and practiced law at the New York firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Software Exec & Board Appointments 8/22 to 9/22 2011
New CMO at SAP
SAP announced the appointment of Jonathan Becher as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer. Becher joined SAP through the acquisition of Pilot Software, where he served as President, CEO, & CMO. Since joining SAP four years ago, he has served as EVP of Marketing. Prior to Pilot, Becher was the President and CEO of Accrue Software.
Networking & Storage Exec & Board Appointments 8/14 to 9/14 2011
NETWORKING
Newly Created CMIO Position Filled at AT&T
AT&T announced the appointment of Dr. Geeta Nayyar as the company's first Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO). Prior to this appointment, she served as Principal Medical Officer at Vangent, a provider of information management and business process outsourcing services. Before Vangent, she was the Chief Medical Officer at Apco Worldwide, a public affairs and strategic communication firm. Nayyar holds memberships and committee appointments in several professional organizations, including the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the American College of Rheumatology, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, and the American Medical Association.
Technology Function Exec Appointments 8/13 to 9/14 2011
MetLife Recruits New Head of Global Technology
MetLife announced that Martin Lippert has been appointed as EVP and Head of Global Technology. Most recently, Lippert served as Chief Operations and Technology Officer for Citigroup. Prior to joining Citigroup, he spent more than 10 years as Vice Chairman and Group Head of Global Technology and Operations for the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Lippert began his career in the IT department of Mellon Bank, where he most recently served as EVP of Information Management & Research.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards August 13 to September 4 2011
Telecom Services CEO Lands on Board of Financial Holdings Company
Umpqua Holdings announced that it has appointed Dudley Slater to its Board of Directors. Slater most recently served as the CEO of Integra Telecom, a company he co-founded in 1996. Prior to Integra, he served as Principal of Rural Link Communications, an investment firm that provided funding and management services to telecommunications companies. Slater was awarded the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Northwest Region by E&Y.
Women Appointed to Large Boards August 10 to September 7 2011
Healthcare Expert Joins UPS Board
UPS named Dr. Candace Kendle, 64, a noted expert in the biopharmaceutical industry, as the company's newest director. She will also serve on the Audit Committee for UPS. Kendle is the former Chairman and CEO of Kendle International, a global clinical research organization. Prior to founding Kendle International, she held senior faculty positions at The University of North Carolina School of Medicine and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Kendle is a member of the Committee of 200, an organization of preeminent women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, and serves as a mentor for the Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership. For more than 10 years, she has served on the H.J. Heinz Company Board of Directors and on its Audit and Management Development Committees.
