CIDX Names John Wheeler as Executive Director, Elects 2007 Board Officers.CHICAGO -- The Chemical Industry Data Exchange (CIDX CIDX Chemical Industry Data Exchange CIDX Combined Immunodeficiency, X-Linked CIDX Canadain International DX Club ) named John Wheeler John Wheeler may refer to:
(Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of NOVA Chemicals NOVA Chemicals is a leading chemical company jointly headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suburb of Moon Township. It was founded in 1954. The corporation's chemical assets are divided into two divisions: Olefins/Polyolefins and Styrenics. , as Executive Director of the not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. global trade and standards organization A standards organization, also sometimes referred to as a standards body, a standards development organization or SDO (depending on what is being referenced), is any entity whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, founded in 1985 by the chemical industry. CIDX also announced the election of Abbe Mulders (CIO, Dow Corning Dow Corning is a multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, USA. Dow Corning specializes in silicon and silicone-based technology, offering more than 7,000 products and services. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Inc. ) as Chair of the 12-person CIDX Board of Directors and Randall Carter (CIO, Cabot Corporation Cabot Corporation is a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. It operates in four segments: the Carbon Black Business, the Metal Oxides Business, the Supermetals Business, and the Specialty Fluids Business. Cabot's headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts. ) as Vice Chair. Wheeler's appointment continues the CIDX practice of naming long-term industry executives to lead the organization. "John Wheeler brings more than 40 years of information technology experience to CIDX and, importantly, he has a deep understanding of how technology is employed in multiple industries including the chemical sector," said Abbe Mulders, CIDX board chair and CIO of Dow Corning. "John's wide base of knowledge, coupled with his desire to continue pursuing technology's new frontiers New Frontier President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, encompassing such areas as civil rights, the economy, and foreign relations. [Am. Hist.: WB, K:212] See : Aid, Governmental , will make him an extraordinary resource to CIDX and its members. We are delighted he is joining the team." New to the CIDX Board of Directors in 2007 are: The Dow Chemical Company Dave Asiala IT Director for Shared Services DuPont Company Bob Hrapczynski CIDX Treasurer Elemica Alok Saxena Chief Technology Officer Retaining seats on the 2007 CIDX Board are: Dow Corning (CIDX Board Chair) Abbe Mulders CIO Ashland, Inc. Thomas Fannon Director, Distribution Strategy BASF AG Herbert Fisch Director, eCommerce Global Cabot Corporation (CIDX Board vice Chair) Randall Carter CIO DuPont Company Ralph Paulus CIO DuPont Engineering Rohm & Haas Tony D'Alessandro Director, Global Systems & Information Services Univar USA Mark Spranger Director, Application Development Ex officio Board members include: CIDX John Wheeler Executive Director CIDX Kenneth Hutcheson Board Secretary "I welcome the new CIDX Board members," continued Mulders, "And, thank them for their time and energy to oversee CIDX and enable our organization to continue to be the forum for emerging eCommerce technologies in the industry." About CIDX CIDX is a global trade association and standards body dedicated to improving and securing electronic connectivity for chemical companies and their trading partners. Chemical industry leaders from around the world including chemical producers, suppliers, marketplaces and industry consultants participate in CIDX and built the Chem eStandards to carry out highly secure transactions with suppliers and customers over the Internet. CIDX uses the trademarks CIDX([R]) and Chem eStandards[R]. CIDX' next General Meeting will be held in Indianapolis May 14-17, 2007. Attendance is free to all members. Non-members may attend one meeting at no charge and can register at www.cidx.org. EDITORS' NOTE: Photo and biography of John Wheeler available upon request. |
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