Cindy Stoddard Joins Circle International as Vice President and Chief Information Officer.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--Cynthia A. Stoddard, who has 20 years of experience managing corporate information technology systems, has been appointed vice president and chief information officer for Circle International. "We are excited to have someone with Cindy's impeccable credentials joining the Circle team," Circle's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , David I David I, king of Scotland David I, 1084–1153, king of Scotland (1124–53), youngest son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. During the reign of his brother Alexander I, whom he succeeded, David was earl of Cumbria, ruling S of the Clyde . Beatson, said in making the announcement. "She is a talented executive who has a proven track record developing and delivering successful information systems projects, and managing worldwide network operations. This key appointment strengthens Circle's commitment to superior information technology solutions." Stoddard, 42, assumes management responsibility for performance of all information technology (IT) operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. within the Circle group worldwide. She also will direct the strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , development and delivery of new global IT systems to elevate Circle's information technology infrastructure to the best of the transportation industry, Beatson said. Increasingly, in today's highly competitive marketplace, customers consider the IT capabilities of their transportation and logistics providers as a crucial element of the total service package -- and a deciding factor in winning the customer's business, Beatson noted. "Cindy's leadership and experience will accelerate our development of more efficient IT tools and resources to help us improve our company, while also delivering broader scope-of-service and increased value for our customers." Stoddard joins Circle from Emery Worldwide, where she was vice president and director of information services See Information Systems. . In this position she had direct line responsibility for support and maintenance of Emery's global information systems incorporating over 300 locations in 100 countries. Additionally, she led the company's five-year systems reengineering project to upgrade legacy operating systems and deploy new client-server-based applications. She began her career in the IT field as a programmer and project leader for major insurance carriers. In 1981 she joined Consolidated Freightways as a systems analyst in Portland, Ore. She subsequently was promoted through increasingly responsible positions managing IT project and service support programs. These included CF AirFreight's online system, the merger and relocation of the CF AirFreight air·freight n. 1. A system of transporting freight by air. 2. The amount charged for transporting freight by air. air and Emery data centers, and development of distributed processing applications and systems for the Emery corporate enterprise. Stoddard holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Western New England College Western New England College is a private, independent, coeducational college founded in 1919. Located on a classical 215 acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, the College serves approximately 4,000 students on its main campus and at six satellite sites within , which she attended on a full academic scholarship and graduated cum laude. Her professional affiliations and memberships include Delta Mu Delta, the professional fraternity of the National Honor Society The National Honor Society (NHS), established in 1921, is a recognition program for American high school students who show achievement in scholarship, leadership, service, and character. , and the Council of Logistics Management. She also is a member of the airline industry's Cargo 2000 Committee, an ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. group of airlines and forwarders working to develop standardized information sharing and business practices. Stoddard will be based at Circle's world headquarters in San Francisco. San Francisco-based Circle International Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRCL CRCL Creatinine Clearance CRCL Circle CRCL Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana CRCL Center for Research in Computational Linguistics CRCL Columbia River Conservation League ) celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1998. Today, with $700 million in sales annually, 4,000 employees, and 340 offices in more than 100 countries, Circle provides worldwide transportation and logistics services that include air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, materials management, trade procurement, warehousing and inventory management, and global supply chain management services. Additional news releases and information about Circle International Group, its affiliates and worldwide operations can be found on the Internet at the Circle web site, http://www.circleintl.com. |
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