Tech Directors in Other Industries (12)
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 4/4 to 5/5 2012
Written by Dora VellWal-Mart Names New Board Member – Google VP Marissa Mayer
Wal-Mart nominated Marissa Mayer, 36, a VP at Google, to its board of directors. Mayer has been VP of Local and Maps for Google since 2010. She oversees product management and engineering work for Google Maps, Street View, Google Earth and local search products. Mayer was also VP of Search Products & User Experience at Google. Mayer joined Google in 1999 and was the company’s first female engineer.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 3/9 to 4/11 2012
Written by Dora VellColgate–Palmolive Elects Google Exec to its Board
Colgate-Palmolive has elected Nikesh Arora, 44, to its Board of Directors. Currently, he serves as the SVP & Chief Business Officer of Google. Before being named SVP, he was the President of Global Sales Operations & Business Development, President of EMEA, and VP of Europe Operations. Before joining Google, Arora served as Chief Marketing Officer of the T-Mobile International Division of Deutsche Telekom. Prior to that, he was the CEO & Founder of T-Motion, which later merged with T-Mobile International. Earlier in his career, Arora served as the VP & CFO of Fidelity Technologies. He currently serves as a Director of Bharti Airtel, a leading Indian telecommunications company.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 2/10 to 3/8 2012
Written by Dora VellCoca-Cola Appoints Former Yahoo! Director
Coca-Cola has elected Robert Kotick, 48, to its Board. Kotick is the President & CEO of Activision Blizzard, a global interactive entertainment software leader and video game publisher. He became a partial owner of the company in 1990 and became CEO in 1991. From 2003 to 2008, Kotick served as a Director of Yahoo! Currently, he is a director at the Center for Early Education, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Tony Hawk Foundation.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 1/10 to 2/9 2012
Written by Dora Vell
Former IBM GM on Biopharma Board
Celgene has elected Dr. Richard Barker to its Board of Directors. Most recently, he served as the Director General of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). Earlier in his career, Barker was the CEO of Chiron Diagnostics, a biopharma company specializing in vaccines and blood testing. Before joining Chiron, he served as the GM of IBM's Worldwide Healthcare Solutions Division and as a Leader of McKinsey & Company's European Healthcare Practice.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 12/10 to 1/9 2012
Written by Dora VellTelecom CEO Named Chair of Auto Parts Manufacturer
Autoliv has elected Lars Nyberg, 60, as Chairman. He has been on Autoliv’s Board since 2004. Nyberg is the CEO of TeliaSonera, a leading Nordic and Baltic telecom company. He is also the Chairman of DataCard, a manufacturer of card printers. Earlier in his career, Nyberg served as the Chairman & CEO of NCR and held several managerial positions at Philips.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 11/5 to 12/9 2011
Written by Dora VellFormer Governor Joins Oil & Gas Exploration Company
Continental Resources appointed former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer, 65, to its Board. Schafer was elected North Dakota's 30th governor in 1992 and served for two terms. In 2008, he was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. During his term as governor, Schafer also served as Chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, which is comprised of all energy-producing states. Before his political service, he was the President of Gold Seal, a distributor of household products. Schafer was also the co-founder and CEO of Extend America, a telecommunications company focused on rural connectivity in the Midwest.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 10/5 to 11/4 2011
Written by Dora VellCisco SVP Joins Moody’s Board
Moody's, a leading credit rating company, announced that Kathy Hill, 55, has been elected to its Board of Directors. She will also serve as a member of the Governance & Compensation Committee and Audit Committee. Currently, Hill is the SVP of Development Strategy & Operations at Cisco Systems. Prior to joining Cisco, she served as VP of Ascend Communications and held senior engineering management positions at Newbridge Networks and Hughes Network Systems. Hill is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards 9/4 to 10/4 2011
Written by Dora VellChairman of IT Management Company Joins Pharma Board
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries announced that Dov Pekelman has joined its Board. Pekelman is currently the Chairman & CEO of Atera Networks, a cloud IT management provider. He also serves as a director at Makhteshim Agan Industries, an agrochemical manufacturer and distributor. In the past, Pekelman was a Senior Consultant to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. He has also served on the Board of Directors at Koor Industries and was a member of the Advisory Committee at the Bank of Israel.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards August 13 to September 4 2011
Written by Dora VellTelecom 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.
Tech Execs Appointed to Non Tech Boards July 14 to August 12 2011
Written by Dora VellOracle SVP on D&B Board
Dun & Bradstreet, a leading supplier of business information services, announced that Douglas Kehring was elected to its Board of Directors. Currently, Kehring is SVP of Corporate Development & Strategic Planning for Oracle, the world's largest enterprise software company and a leading provider of computer hardware products and services. Prior to joining Oracle, he was an Associate at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and RBC Dain Rauscher.
