Sara Lee appoints George Chappelle for global information technology activities
27 May '05
2 min read
global apparel manufacturer & marketer sara lee corporation announced the appointment of george chappelle to the new position of chief information officer, effective june 1, 2005.
chappelle, 43, will be responsible for the company’s global information technology activities. he will report to l.m. (theo) de kool, executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer.
global apparel manufacturer & marketer sara lee corporation announced the appointment of george chappelle to the new position of chief information #
“we are extremely pleased to have a leader of george’s caliber join sara lee in the role of chief information officer. he brings a wealth of global it experience and a proven track record of executing with excellence that will serve us well as we transform sara lee,” said de kool. “the global it organization will be integral to sara lee’s transformation. george and his team will be responsible for implementing a common technology platform for collecting and managing information across sara lee, and for providing us with faster and higher quality information so that we can make better-informed decisions in our ever-changing business environment.”
with more than 20 years of information technology experience, chappelle joins sara lee from h.j. heinz company, where he served as vice president/chief information officer. prior to that, he served in a variety of management positions of increasing responsibility at the abb group, headquartered in zurich, switzerland, and the gillette company. chappelle also has held positions with polaroid, beth israel hospital and post-tron corporation.
-Ltd..jpg?tr=w-120,h-60,c-at_max,cm-pad_resize,bg-ffffff "Thermore (Far East) Ltd.")
.jpg?tr=w-120,h-60,c-at_max,cm-pad_resize,bg-ffffff "Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TSllC Ltd)")
.jpg?tr=w-120,h-60,c-at_max,cm-pad_resize,bg-ffffff "Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF)")
