Laurel Miller

Tech leaders Bradshaw, Moore, and Bedi honored at Seventeenth Annual Fox IT awards

Fox IT Awards 2017 Temple University’s Fox School of Business will honor three top technology leaders at its 17^th annual Information Technology Awards.

This premier event, held April 4 at Temple’s Mitten Hall, is organized for Greater Philadelphia’s technology community by the Fox School’s nationally ranked Department of Management Information Systems (MIS) and Temple’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT). This year, Michael Bradshaw, Ned Moore, and Satbir Bedi will receive awards.

“Michael, Ned, and Satbir are innovators and industry leaders who have contributed to the ongoing digital revolution that is rapidly changing the IT landscape,” said Dr. M. Moshe Porat, Dean of the Fox School. “They join a proud and rich tradition of leadership exhibited by previous Fox IT Award recipients. The IT Award ceremony, now in its 17^th year, continues to recognize the best and brightest role models.”

Michael Bradshaw will receive the Fox IT Leader Award, given annually to a person who demonstrates leadership in the use and development of IT in business.

Bradshaw is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of NBCUniversal. He leads the IT organization and oversight of NBCUniversal’s global IT operations, infrastructure, applications, and strategy.

Ned Moore will receive the Fox IT Innovator Award, given annually in recognition of innovation in the application of IT to create business opportunity.

Moore, a lifelong entrepreneur is the co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Clutch, which provides an advanced integrated customer management platform for business-to-consumer businesses.

Satbir Bedi will receive the Fox IT Award for Distinguished Alumni, given annually to a graduate of the Fox School of Business in recognition of a distinguished career in IT.

Bedi is Chief Technology Officer of Scholastic Corporation, a global children’s publishing, education, and media company. He shapes Scholastic’s technology strategy, software development, and operations.

“The 2017 IT Awards recipients are shining stars for our MIS students, who are learning to lead in the digital economy,” said Dr. Munir Mandviwalla, founding chair of the Fox School’s MIS department.

Recipients are nominated and selected by a committee comprised of senior leadership at Fox, the Fox IT Advisory Board, and previous recipients.

The Institute for Business and Information Technology integrates industry perspectives with academic research expertise to create forums for generating and exchanging best practices.

For more information on the current Fox IT Awards, visit http://ibit.temple.edu/itawards/ and see previous recipients at http://ibit.temple.edu/programs/it-awards/

Contact:
Christopher A. Vito
Temple University
215-204-4115, cvito@temple.edu

Executives Paul Amorello and Todd Sprinkle join Fox IT Advisory Board

Todd Sprinkle, CIO, QVC — **Todd Sprinkle**

Information technology executives Paul Amorello from Campbell Soup Company and Todd Sprinkle from QVC, Inc., have joined the Fox IT Advisory Board.

Amorello serves as Vice President of Global IT Services and Chief Information Officer of Campbell Soup Company. Sprinkle serves as Chief Information Officer of QVC, Inc.

The 17 industry leaders on the Advisory Board guide the Institute in its mission to generate and provide knowledge and connections to sustain excellence in information technology.

“It is a privilege to welcome Paul and Todd to the Board,” said Dr. Munir Mandviwalla, Executive Director of IBIT and Chair of the Fox School’s Management Information Systems (MIS) department. “Technology drives new business strategy and product, and their experience and leadership will support the collective vision and savvy of our IT Advisory Board.”

Amorello and Sprinkle join the 17-member Fox IT Advisory Board that features professionals and executives in the technology, finance, entertainment, healthcare, retail commerce industries, and more.

Amorello, as VP of Global IT Services and CIO, delivers technology solutions that drive sales growth, innovation, and cost savings. He has held various titles with Campbell Soup Company, which he joined in 1997. In 2004, he was selected by Consumer Goods Technology Magazine as one of the industry’s 25 most-influential leaders. Amorello earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance and his MBA in information systems from Iona College.

Sprinkle, in his role as CIO, oversees QVC’s global IT organization spanning seven nations, and at QVC’s global business services operation in Poland. He has held various leadership positions since joining QVC in 2007. Sprinkle led QVC’s mobile development, including the introduction of iOS and Android apps, and QVC’s responsive design implementation. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from the University of Georgia.

Contact:
Christopher A. Vito
Temple University
215-204-4115, cvito@temple.edu

Michael Bradshaw, EVP & CIO of NBCUniversal, appointed Executive In Residence

Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) has appointed Michael Bradshaw, NBCUniversal Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, as its newest Executive in Residence.

The IBIT Executive in Residence program facilitates interaction between industry leaders and the faculty and students of Temple University’s Fox School of Business. In his role as IBIT Executive in Residence, Bradshaw will visit the Fox School Nov. 14, and engage with faculty and students on topics and projects of mutual interest, while also promoting the activities of IBIT, the Fox School’s Management Information Systems department, and the Fox School of Business.

NBCUniversal is a member of IBIT, and Bradshaw is a member of the Fox IT Advisory Board.

“I’m honored to serve as an Executive in Residence at the Fox School,” said Bradshaw. “The challenges we address today through technology represent a blend of business strategy, planning and communication. It’s important to engage the next generation of students so they understand this complexity and recognize potential opportunities as they pursue technology careers.”

Bradshaw, in his role as Executive Vice President and CIO of NBCUniversal, leads the information technology organization and oversees NBCUniversal’s global IT operations, infrastructure, applications, and strategy.

Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Bradshaw served as Vice President and CIO for Lockheed Martin’s mission systems and training business. He managed IT services that supported business programs and functions, and led the IT integration for major acquisition, resulting in a global business unit of more than 35,000 employees. He also has served as Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s enterprise IT services, leading the team responsible for enterprise application and infrastructure services. Bradshaw previously held various leadership positions at IBM, where he led its global IT infrastructure transformation initiatives.

He holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Operations Management.

Said Laurel Miller, Director of Temple IBIT: “Michael has successfully led major complex projects while managing and implementing dramatic changes in business models. He is the ideal role model for students.”

Sixteenth Annual Fox IT Awards

The Sixteenth Annual Fox IT Awards were held on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 and featured the Fox IT leader Award for Linda Dillman, Chief Information Officer, QVC, the Fox IT Innovator Award for Robert Moore, Co-founder and CEO of RJMetrics, and the Fox IT Award for Distinguished Alumni for Rich Brennen, who leads Spencer Stuart’s North American Information Officer Practice.

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The event also featured awards for students, faculty, and staff:

STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD Ciara Murphy	IBIT QVC SCHOLARSHIP Kasey Brown
RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD Brad Greenwood	IBIT LIQUIDHUB SCHOLARSHIP Ngoc -Tran Tran
FACULTY LEADERSHIP AWARD Jeremy Shafer	IBIT MERCK SCHOLARSHIP Mgoc Pham
TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD David Schuff	IBIT CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP Zoe Weiner
ADJUNCT OF THE YEAR AWARD Wade Mackey	IBIT LOCKHEED MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP Kyle Haberman
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD Jaclyn Van Orden	IBIT WALMART SCHOLARSHIP Emily Jacques
IBIT ALEXION SCHOLARSHIP Ian Usher	IBIT NBCUNIVERSAL SCHOLARSHIP Matthew Funk
IBIT PFIZER SCHOLARSHIP Gabrielle Finley	IBIT AMERISOURCEBERGEN SCHOLARSHIP Nicole Bilder
IBIT EMTEC SCHOLARSHIP Prince Patel	FOX IT ADVISORY BOARD SCHOLARSHIP Quyt to Thi Van
	ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS Outstanding Officer: Rhea Prabhu Outstanding Member: Bridget Silk

MIS Professional and Academic Achievement Awards:

SENIOR
Julia Knable & Artemid Leskaj

JUNIOR
Samantha Talarico & David Yastremsky

SOPHOMORE
Ari Abramson & Matthew Oberst

FRESHMAN
Drew Holt & Kellen O’Connor

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RICH BRENNEN

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

Rich Brennen leads Spencer Stuart’s North American Information Officer Practice. He has recruited more than 250 chief information officers, including the top information technology executives for many Fortune 500 companies and other internationally renowned organizations.

Throughout his 20-year career at Spencer Stuart, Rich has placed CIOs and other top information technology executives at Allstate, Aon, CBRE, Cigna, Federal Reserve, Hershey Company, Kaiser Permanente, Kroger Company, State Street, TJX (T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Home Goods), Walgreens, Walt Disney Company, and many other industry leaders. He also has placed numerous technology executives in board of director roles at clients such as Bob Evans Farms, Dun & Bradstreet, Key Bank, the Royal Bank of Canada and Zebra Technologies.

Recently, Rich led Spencer Stuart’s global Technology, Communications & Media Practice and also spent 10 years as a member of Spencer Stuart’s board of directors. He is a member and the former chairman of the firm’s board of director selection committee, former chairman of the firm’s personnel committee and former chairman of the firm’s information technology committee. He has received the firm’s Lou Rieger Quality Award nine times for his high-quality work for clients.

Rich spent more than 15 years with IBM, where he played a key role in helping to build IBM’s worldwide information technology strategy and planning consulting practice. He also managed IBM’s sales and marketing operations in New Jersey.

Rich holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and an M.B.A. in management from Temple University.

Laurel Miller

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL IT AWARDS

Institute for Business and Information Technology