Strategy

Prior to LeapFrog, the candidate spent eight years with Disney Interactive Media Group, focusing on content marketing, social media, consumer insights and ongoing analytics.

The fund will provide grants to innovators in the manufacturing sector and seeks to create new processes, ideas, and jobs that support America's growing manufacturing footprint.

The appointment comes after B. Craig Owens, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer since 2008, has informed the company of his decision to retire on May 1, 2014.

Consumer confidence was a bit manic in 2012, hitting a five-year high in November and then dropping again in December as consumers doubted an end to the fiscal cliff. The impact of this uncertainty plays out in the results of this annual listing of the top-performing public consumer goods companies.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a complete suite of enterprise-wide ERP software, including finance, HR, CRM, supply chain, PLM, asset management, etc.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a point solution or a software suite for business intelligence (BI), including analytics, data warehousing, etc.

CGT's readers rank the top providers of business outsourcing/IT services to the consumer goods industry.

IDC recently revealed 10 industry trends that will most impact the role of the CIO in 2014. For example, by 2018, the adoption of 3rd Platform technologies, like mobile and big data, will redefine 90 percent of IT roles. Find out the other top-of-mind themes including social, cloud, and more.