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Social Responsibility's Strategic Benefits
December 15, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Ed Granger-Happ, CIO of Save the Children, for a discussion of how creating an organization that is socially responsible improves staffing, retention, leadership development and overall corporate health.
Working With and Communicating to Your Board of Directors
January 13, 2009, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
CIO panelists who will share tips and experiences working with their boards: Twila Day of SYSCO; Jeff O'Hare, West Corp.; Marc West, formerly with H&R Block.
IT's Role in Growing Mid-Market Companies
January 14, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET (GMT-5)
Mid-market Council members will share their companies' stories and challenges in driving or coping with growth. Panelists represent Veterinary Pet Insurance, Medicis Pharmaceutical, and Intrax Cultural Exchange.
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Home Depot Taps a Former eBay and Wal-Mart CTO as its new CIO
The home improvement retailer announced that it found a replacement for its retiring CIO, Bob DeRodes. Home Depot's new CIO most recently worked for eBay and previously for Wal-Mart.
September 05, 2008 — CIO — Home Depot found a replacement for Bob DeRodes, who announced his decision to retire from the home improvement retailer last April. Home Depot reported today that it hired an eBay executive to serve as its new EVP and CIO. Matt Carey most recently served as eBay's SVP and CTO. In his new role with Home Depot, which he starts on Monday, September 8, Carey reports to Home Depot Chairman and CEO Frank Blake. DeRodes will remain with Home Depot until Carey's transition into the company is complete.
Prior to eBay, Carey worked for Wal-Mart for more than 20 years. He started out as a programmer in 1985 and ended up as Wal-Mart's SVP and CTO. Carey's accomplishments at Wal-Mart include managing the rollout of the company's radio frequency infrastructure, large mainframe systems and data warehouse. He was also involved in the development and integration of walmart.com and samsclub.com.
For more on Home Depot's hire of Matt Carey, check out the Movers & Shakers blog.
Other stories by Meridith Levinson © 2008 CXO Media Inc.
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