Baker Names Hughes Chief Information Officer.Business Editors, High Tech & Communications Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2000 Peter F. Hughes has been appointed executive vice president and chief information officer (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. ) of Michael Baker Corporation Michael Baker Corporation is an engineering and energy management corporation headquartered in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Its headquarters is located in Airside Business Park, an office park near the Pittsburgh International Airport that the company (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :BKR), effective June 26, 2000. In this newly created position, Hughes, 37, will work closely with all areas of Baker's businesses and be accountable for the development and implementation of information and knowledge management strategies as well as all areas of information technology and telecommunications worldwide. Hughes has significant global experience in the design and delivery of major business change projects through the implementation of information strategies and leading information technology. He has gained this experience from the demand side as an employee of BPAmoco, and also from the supply side as a management and information technology consultant/project manager, working with organizations in Europe, North America and Latin America. "Information, its capture and creative application, will be the competitive advantage that truly differentiates the service company in the future," Donald P. Fusilli, Jr., president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , said. "Peter brings to Baker a global experience in the successful integration of information technology and business strategy. We are excited about the potential he brings to Baker and our business." Hughes holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies Degree in Computation from the University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a university located in Manchester, England. With over 40,000 students studying 500 academic programmes, more than 10,000 staff and an annual income of nearly £600 million it is the largest single-site University in the United Kingdom and receives , England. He currently resides in the United Kingdom. Michael Baker Corporation (www.mbakercorp.com) provides facilities design, engineering, construction management, and energy-related services and solutions worldwide. |
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