Mergers & Acquisitions

As the consumer goods landscape changes due to the mergers and acquisitions driven by the industry's leading players, the question of how the combined companies manage and integrate separate I.S. entities into a new whole becomes paramount for long-term success and efficiencies across the enterprise and supply chain.

Crushed by two years of steep revenue decline, the consulting arena has transformed.

As a Florida native and employee of Hawaiian Tropic for more than 19 years, one would think that Bill Jennings, executive vice president and chief financial officer, knows a thing or two about obtaining a killer tan.

Two of the three new e-business integration players roared to the top of this year's Best of Breed list, with Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) taking first place and IBM (www.ibm.com) second.

The executive will be responsible for Campbells legal, corporate secretary and government relations activities and will be a member of the Campbell Leadership Team.

Continuing a trend THAT started last year, the results of this year's CGT Best of Breed survey on the customer relationship management (CRM) market once again shows that consumer goods firms are far from unanimous in their choice of the top provider.

Sean M. Connolly has been announced as ConAgra Foods new CEO, replacing current CEO Gary M. Rodkin, effective April 6. Rodkin had announced his impending retirement, which will take place at the end of ConAgra Foods' fiscal year, May 31, 2015.

Imagine sitting in the hot seat of a game show and plowing through questions on popular songs and history, when the silver-tongued host hits you with this one, "Give me the correct names of the top five global IT services companies."