American Century Investments' Gudrun Neumann Named to CIO Magazine's ``Ones to Watch'' List.KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. -- American Century Investments American Century Investments is a privately held investment management firm. Its headquarters are located at 4500 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, near the famous Country Club Plaza. It was formerly known as Twentieth Century Investments. The company was founded by James E. Information Technology Senior Vice President Gudrun Neumann has made CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Magazine's "Ones to Watch" list, published in the July 15 issue. She was one of only 33 honorees worldwide. The magazine noted that all honorees "possess vision, the ability to influence others and a talent for getting things done." Neumann's boss and nominator, American Century This article is about the term used for American power in the 20th century. For the investment company, see American Century Investments. "American Century" is a term coined by Time Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Bob Sauvageau, concurs with the magazine's assessment. "Gudrun Neumann is a talented, savvy IT professional," said Sauvageau. "More than that, she is a gifted leader and a true asset to American Century Investments." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the magazine, CIO Ones To Watch award entries were evaluated by a panel of 13 judges, which included members of the CIO Executive Council and other chief information officers. Applications were collected between December 2004 and January 2005, after a "call for entries" in November. This is the award's first year. Following is a link to the magazine's Web site and article: http://www.cio.com/archive/071505/otw_guide.html. Neumann was honored along with 32 other IT professionals from leading firms such as Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Verizon Communications and Hilton Hotels. American Century Investments is a leading investment manager with nearly fifty years of experience helping investors achieve their financial goals. Serving investment professionals, institutions, corporations and 1.6 million individual investors, American Century offers a broad array of products across a variety of investment disciplines. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the company manages approximately $100 billion in assets through mutual funds, separate accounts, commingled trusts, subadvisory accounts and institutional class funds. James E. Stowers James E. Stowers (born 1924) is the founder of American Century Investments and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Jim Stowers graduated from Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri. Jr. founded the company in 1958. His son, James E. Stowers III, is chairman and William M. Lyons is president and chief executive officer. For the past six years, American Century, which employs 1,900 people, has been selected as one of FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. For more information about the company, visit www.americancentury.com. |
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