|
HERSHEY, Pa., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- William F. Christ, Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer, Hershey Foods Corporation (NYSE: HSY),
today announced that George F. Davis has been named Vice President and Chief
Information Officer. In this position, Davis will report to Christ and will
be responsible for the Corporation's Information Technology Integration group,
the Enterprise Solutions Center, e-business/e-commerce, and EDI activities.
Davis comes to Hershey from Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) where he
served as Vice President - Global Infrastructure Services. In this position,
he was responsible for developing a strategic information services plan for a
major client aligning information technology with business goals as well as
for global strategic architecture and standards, including e-commerce
strategies for Internet, Intranet, business-to-business Extranet and web
hosting. Prior to CSC, Davis served as Executive Director - Global
Infrastructure & Financial Systems at Pratt & Whitney, Chief Information
Officer at Rocco, Inc., and Director - Corporate Information Services at JP
Foodservice, Inc. In addition, Davis held various positions with Black &
Decker and Avon Products Inc.
In announcing Davis' appointment, Christ said, "We are extremely pleased
to welcome George to Hershey. Over the past several years, we have completed
our implementation of a new enterprise-wide information system designed to
make the Corporation more competitive through lower costs, better customer
service and increased sales. We also have moved forward with efforts to take
advantage of e-business and e-commerce opportunities created by the growth of
the Internet. George's knowledge and broad experience will be invaluable as
we work to harness the full potential of these efforts."
Davis, a native of Kittery, Maine, received a bachelor's degree in
biochemistry from the University of Connecticut and served four years in the
United States Air Force. He and his wife, Mary, have two daughters.
SOURCE Hershey Foods Corporation
CONTACT: John C. Long of Hershey Foods Corporation, 717-534-7631/
|
