TillmanCarlson Recruits Kevin Summers As Chief Information Officer For Whirlpool Corporation
Oak Brook, IL (May 14, 2007) – TillmanCarlson recruits Kevin Summers as Chief Information Officer for Whirlpool Corporation.
"The team at TillmanCarlson clearly knows the CIO market extremely well, and they also took the time to understand what makes working for Whirlpool Corporation truly unique and rewarding," stated Whirlpool's Executive Vice President and CFO, Roy Templin. "We met some terrific candidates and have high expectations for Kevin Summers as our new CIO."
Summers joins Whirlpool Corporation from The Coca-Cola Company where he served as Executive Director, Global Supply Chain Applications and Group Leader Product Supply Division. Prior to Coca-Cola, Summers served as Vice President, Customer Care and Financial Applications Development for BellSouth Corporation. Earlier, Summers spent eight years with General Electric where he served in a variety of information technology leadership positions.
Summers holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Duke University and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from College of Charleston.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Headquartered in Benton Harbor, MI, Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales of approximately $18 billion, more than 73,000 employees, and more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. For further information on Whirlpool, visit www.whirlpool.com.
About TillmanCarlson
Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, TillmanCarlson is a senior level executive search firm specializing in the recruitment of CEOs, CFOs and CIOs for a broad range of companies from venture-backed start-ups to large, global corporations.
