Border gets new CIO - People
Borders gets a new CIO.
Borders Group Books Johnson as SVP, CIO
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (October 8, 2003) - Frederick Johnson stepped into his new post Tuesday as Borders Groups� senior vice president and chief information officer, a newly created position.
He takes over responsibilities previously held by Mark Winterhalter, VP of information technology, who left the company. In the expanded role, Johnson will head up efforts to enhance the customer shopping experience, create selling opportunities and improve upon supply chain effectiveness. He reports to Rick Vanzura, president of Waldenbooks and corporate information technology.
Prior to joining Borders Group, Johnson was CIO and operations executive for floral retailer FTD.com, Downers Grove, Ill. He also was SVP of information systems at Jo-Ann Stores, Hudson, Ohio.
Borders Group here operates Borders superstores in the United States, United Kingdom and Pacific Rim; Books stores; and Waldenbooks stores.
Posted by Craig at October 8, 2003 06:50 PM