2001 CIO 100 Awards -- The List of Honorees


Wed, August 15, 2001

CIO3M
St. Paul, Minn.
Diversified manufacturing
David P. Drew, VP of IT
W. James McNerney Jr., Chairman and CEO
www.3m.com
Revenues: $16.7B
Employees: 75,000

8TH CONTINENT LLC
Minnetonka, Minn.
Consumer products (wellness beverages) manufacturer
Parent companies: General Mills Inc. and E.I. duPont de Nemours and Co.
Scott Lutz, President and CEO
Anna Miskovsky, Director of R&D
www.8thcontinent.com
Revenues: NA
Employees: 17

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA
Hull, Quebec
Federal government
Serge Rainville, Assistant Deputy Minister of Systems
Claire Morris, Deputy Minister
www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
Revenues: NA
Employees: 10

ALCOA INC.
Pittsburgh
Producer of aluminum products, from mining to recycling
Rudi P. Huber, VP and CIO
Alain J.P. Belda, Chairman and CEO
Richard B. Kelson, Executive VP and CFO
www.alcoa.com
Revenues: $22.9B
Employees: 142,000

AMERICAN RED CROSS
Washington, D.C.
Nonprofit humanitarian organization
Dr. Bernadine Healy, President and CEO
Joanne O’Rourke Hindman, Executive VP of Corporate Operations
Phil Zepeda, Director of Online Media
www.redcross.org
Revenues: $2.5B
Employees: 34,356

ASHOKA
Arlington, Va.
Nonprofit organization promoting change at the community level
William Drayton, Founder, Chairman and CEO
Sushmita Ghosh, President
www.ashoka.org
Revenues: $9.4M
Employees: 110

AUTOBYTEL.COM INC.
Irvine, Calif.
Online automotive commerce
Mark Lorimer, President and CEO
Dennis Benner, Executive VP of Corporate Development
www.autobytel.com
Revenues: $66.5M
Employees: 284

BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Burnaby, British Columbia
R&D lab
Firoz Rasul, Chairman and CEO
Kip Smith, President and COO
www.ballard.com
Revenues: $41M
Employees: 800

BARTON MALOW CO.
Southfield, Mich.
Construction, architecture and engineering
Phil Go, CIO
Ben Maibach III, CEO
Lori Howlett, Vice President
www.bartonmalow.com
Revenues: $1.2B
Employees: 1,750

BEST BUY CORP.
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Retailer of consumer electronics, software and appliances
Marc Gordon, CIO and IS Leader
Dick Schulze, Founder, Chairman and CEO
Michael Frank, IS Leader of Enterprise Architecture and Integration
www.bestbuy.com
Revenues: $15.3B
Employees: 60,000

BP PLC
London
Petroleum and chemicals
Sir John Browne, Group CEO
Byron Grote, Chief Executive of Chemicals
John Leggate, Group VP of Digital Business
www.bp.com
Revenues: $148B
Employees: 100,000

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP.
Falls Church, Va.
Financial services
Marge Connelly, Exec. VP of Card Operations and IT Infrastructure
Laura Olle, Senior VP of IT Systems Development
Richard D. Fairbank, Chairman and CEO
www.capitalone.com
Revenues: $5B
Employees: 20,000

CARGILL INC.
Minnetonka, Minn.
International marketer, processor and distributor
Lloyd Taylor, Corporate VP of IT
Warren Staley, CEO
Robert Lumpkins, Vice Chairman
www.cargill.com
Revenues: $48B
Employees: 85,000

CEMEX S.A. DE C.V.
Monterrey, Mexico
International cement company
Jose Luis Luna, CIO
Lorenzo H. Zambrano, Chairman and CEO
www.cemex.com
Revenues: $6B
Employees: 24,000

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO. INC.
San Francisco
Security brokerage and related financial services
Dawn Lepore, Vice Chairman, Executive VP and CIO
Charles R. Schwab, Chairman and Co-CEO
David S. Pottruck, President and Co-CEO
www.schwab.com
Revenues: $5.8B
Employees: 21,700

CITY OF PHOENIX
Phoenix
Local government
Danny W. Murphy, CIO
Frank Fairbanks, City Manager
www.phoenix.gov
Revenues: $2.1B
Employees: 14,163

COVISINT LLC
Southfield, Mich.
Global e-business exchange
Kevin Vasconi, CTO
Kevin English, Chairman, President and CEO
www.covisint.com
Revenues: NA
Employees: 350

DOLLAR RENT A CAR SYSTEMS INC.
Tulsa, Okla.
Retail car rental
Parent company: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.
Bob Alston, VP of IT Services
Gary Paxton, President and CEO
www.dollar.com
Revenues: $823.9M
Employees: 4,500

THE DOW CHEMICAL CO.
Midland, Mich.
Manufacturer of chemical, plastic and agricultural products
David E. Kepler, VP of E-Business and CIO
Michael D. Parker, President and CEO
www.dow.com
Revenues: $30B
Employees: 50,000

EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.
Kingsport, Tenn.
International chemical, fiber and

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