NAPERVILLE, Ill., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nalco (NYSE: NLC),
providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, announced
that Chief Information Officer Stewart
McCutcheon has been named 2011 CIO of the Year by The
Executives' Club of Chicago and
the Association of Information Technology Professionals. McCutcheon
received the award today at The Executives' Club of Chicago's quarterly Technology Conference at
the Renaissance Blackstone Hotel.
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McCutcheon was selected from a field of 27 top IT executives at
some of Chicago's largest and best
known companies. A panel of 11 judges, including several past
winners, reviewed nominations that were scored in 16 weighted
categories, to determine the 2011 winner.
McCutcheon scored highest or tied for highest in six categories
including Leadership in Driving Business Value, Leadership in the
Global Economy, Leadership in Innovation, Customer Contribution,
Current Role in the Business, and Career Background.
He has served as Nalco CIO since 2009, applying innovative
solutions to expand competitive advantage and increase productivity
across the company. In 2010, he was also named Chief Productivity
Officer and given responsibility to achieve annual companywide
productivity gains of $100 million in
areas such as Supply Chain, Procurement and Administrative
Functions.
"The successes we have achieved using information technology to
support the key business drivers of Nalco and our customers are the
result of a great team effort," said McCutcheon. "The Nalco
IT organization has embraced the challenge of becoming the next
generation IT team that truly partners with our business units to
apply technology to create competitive advantage."
Prior to joining Nalco he served as Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Operating Officer for Ascis, a leading supply chain software
provider and SAP partner. From 2001 to 2006, he was Chief Operating
Officer and Chief Technology Officer for Elemica, a
business-to-business e-commerce solution provider. McCutcheon
previously served in a variety of global business, manufacturing,
supply chain, engineering, and IT management roles for DuPont. He
is a cum laude graduate of the University of
South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Mechanical Engineering.
"The CIO of the year award spotlights the importance of the
senior information leadership to overall performance. This is one
of the ways The Executives' Club seeks to facilitate knowledge
transfer between CIOs and other senior executives," said
Melissa Bean, President & CEO,
The Executives' Club.
Established in 2003, The Executives' Club's CIO of the Year
award recognizes the increasingly important role of chief
information officers in value realization and company growth, as
well as the importance technology plays in Chicago's economic development. The award is
given in collaboration with the Association of Information
Technology Professionals (AITP).
The Executives' Club of Chicago
The Executives' Club of Chicago
is a business forum for thought leadership, professional
development, and best business practices. Founded in 1911, The Club
is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious business
organizations. The Club serves Chicago's business community by providing
information and resources needed to establish effective global
partnerships, enhance intellectual exchange, develop business
leaders, and promote Chicago as a
world class global business center. In 2011 the Club
celebrates its Centennial, with four Summits addressing Women's
Leadership, Technology, New Leaders, and U.S.-India trade and investment relations.
About Nalco
Nalco is the world's largest sustainability services company
focused on industrial water, energy and air applications;
delivering significant environmental, social and economic
performance benefits to our customers. We help our customers reduce
energy, water and other natural resource consumption, enhance air
quality, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity
and end products while boosting the bottom line. Together our
comprehensive solutions contribute to the sustainable development
of customer operations. Nalco is a member of the Dow Jones
Sustainability World and North America Indexes. More than 12,000
Nalco employees operate in 150 countries supported by a
comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices
and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In
2010, Nalco achieved sales of $4.25
billion. For more information visit www.nalco.com.
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