Carl F. Dill, Jr. Appointed Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Time Warner Inc.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1998--Carl F. Dill, Jr. has been appointed vice president and chief information officer of Time Warner Inc., it was announced today by Time Warner's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Richard J. Bressler. Dill joins Time Warner from McDonald's Corporation, where he was chief information officer since 1984. In his new position, Dill will manage Time Warner's corporate information systems function and will provide leadership for the systems activities across all divisions of the company. In addition, Dill will assist Bressler and his corporate strategy group in coordinating Time Warner's new media business efforts. "We are very fortunate to be able to attract someone of Carl's caliber to Time Warner," said Bressler. "He is an outstanding executive with particularly well-developed skills in melding business strategy with technology. In addition to helping us develop a corporate-wide systems strategy, Carl will be central to our expansion into the important business area of new media, ensuring that our investments in this technology are properly directed. His talent and experience will make him a valued contributor to the company and to our shareholders." As chief information officer at McDonald's, Dill was responsible for systems planning, development and operations worldwide for the food service company, which operates nearly 25,000 restaurants in 110 countries, with more than $33 billion in annual sales. Before joining McDonald's, Dill was corporate director, management information services See Information Systems. at McGraw-Edison Company from 1978 to 1982. Previously, he held various positions in management information consulting at Andersen Consulting See Accenture. from 1971 to 1978. From 1969 to 1971, Dill was a lieutenant at the United States Military Academy United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. army; founded and opened in 1802. The original act provided that the Corps of Engineers stationed at West Point should constitute a military academy, but in West Point, New York West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highland Falls in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census. . Dill is a member of The Research Board in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and has been active in assisting at-risk inner-city youth as a Board Member of Youth Guidance, a social service agency in Chicago. Dill graduated from Northwestern University in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and received a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TWX (TeletypeWriter eXchange Service) A U.S. and Canadian dial-up communications service that became part of Telex. In 1971, the Bell System sold TWX to Western Union. TWX transmitted 5-bit Murray code or 7-bit ASCII code at up to 150 bps. See Telex. ), the world's leading media company, consists of four businesses: cable networks, publishing, entertainment and cable. To receive a copy of this press release through the Internet, access Time Warner's corporate website located at http://www.timewarner.com |
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