Strategy

A forward-thinking, business-savvy Chief Information Officer is critical to the competitive consumer goods company, particularly over the last few years as new technologies have changed the game. To honor the modern IT leader, CGT introduced its very first CIO of the Year Award in 2013. Read on to meet the finalists and winner.

Until the results of Booz & Companys partner vote are known it will be business as usual, with both organizations staying fully focused on serving their stakeholders.

This follows Walmarts announcement in September to move 35,000 associates from temporary to part time and another 35,000 associates from part time to full time by the end of the year.

To succeed in creating effective predictive analytics models that generate actionable findings, consumer goods organizations need to develop a strategy that ties the technology to business operations in a more pervasive and comprehensive approach throughout the enterprise. Here, experts from Accenture and SAP reveal how to get closer to the customer through effective predictive analytics.

The agreement does not include Campbells recently-acquired Kelsen Group, which will continue its operations in Denmark and the export of its products to countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Alison Lewis, Coca-Cola's head marketer in North America, is heading to Johnson & Johnson as the first-ever global chief marketing officer of its consumer companies.

Weight Watchers names an new President, North America and Chief Technology Officer, bringing consumer products and IT experience from companies like Heineken USA and IBM.

The new CFO was most recently Vice President Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Molson Coors Brewing Company.