Business Intelligence (BI)

After deploying Jones Lang LaSalle's (JLL) IntelliCommand smart building management technology in a test group of laboratories, offices and manufacturing facilities, P&G's initial investment in the technology was returned within the first three months of energy cost savings.

To simplify the paper purchasing experience for consumers, Georgia-Pacific re-launched its wide range of communication papers in three intuitive product categories.

The former Unilever executive brings extensive experience in business operations, change management, IT and systems implementations, in addition to deep CPG experience.

Global spending on big data by organizations will exceed $31 billion in 2013, finds a new market forecast by ABI Research. Interestingly, significant overspending is on salaries, as organizations turn to data scientists and other specialists to leverage big data in the first place.

The new cloud-enabled solution is expected to address challenges in the Retail and Consumer Goods industries.

Accenture designed, built, and implemented a new operating model for Hostess Brands, including a new distribution system and IT systems, across all aspects of the Hostess Brands enterprise, including the sales and marketing, merchandising, manufacturing, finance and order management functions.

Big data combined with current analytical capabilities puts us in control of backhoes relative to the shovels we dug with not long ago. The power we could and should have through these tools is great, but in many cases we fail to grasp the tools that are readily available to us.

The new SVP will work to build the company's capabilities across strategy, market stabilization, innovation and growth.