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| WILLIAM "LIAM" A. DURBIN | |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | |
| Business Transformation Leader, GE Master Black Belt Complex System Integration | |
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| Liam has over twenty years leadership experience with both Fortune 500 companies and as a naval officer. He is known as a strategic business partner with a focus on driving revenue growth and cost reduction/containment initiatives through a deep understanding of the business. He has gained deep expertise in supply chain, Six Sigma, consumer products, global support organizations, outsourcing and project management. In 2008, Liam was recruited into Heinz North America as their Chief Information Officer, which represents approximately half of H.J. Heinz's $11 billion in annual global sales. He was brought in from GE to bring a fresh external perspective, leadership experience, and GE best practices to the company. As CIO, he reorganized the team around two key IT processes: project management and application support, and drove a culture that fostered a much stronger partnership between IT and business functions. Prior to his work at Heinz, Liam spent nine years with GE companies. His most recent role was Chief Information Officer at GE Fanuc Automation, a $1 billion division of GE Enterprise Solutions, where he led the Information Technology team through a challenging period of multiple acquisitions. Earlier, Liam was CIO-Supply Chain Systems at GE Consumer & Industrial, where led the supply chain that included over 150 manufacturing plants, $2 billion globally in purchased direct materials, and $14.0 billion in annual sales. He started his career with GE at GE Appliances, where held several technology management titles including Director Information Technology-Sales Force Automation, Master Black Belt and was then promoted to Vice President-Technology Systems. Prior to his corporate career, Liam enjoyed twelve rewarding and successful years as an officer in the United States Navy with a final rank of Lieutenant Commander. In the Navy, he achieved success in a wide array of roles, including Squadron Staff, Operations, Logistics, and Engineering. Liam earned his MBA from William and Mary while in the Navy; his MS in the Naval Postgraduate School; and his BA from the University of Mississippi. Liam was recently honored as the 2010 CIO of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. |
