TillmanCarlson Recruits IT Leadership Team for Levi Strauss & Co.
Chicago, IL (October 15, 2010) – TillmanCarlson is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of five key leaders to assist Levi Strauss & Co. in their ongoing IT transformation.
As Senior Director, Technical Account Management, Patricia Hong joins Levi's after ten years with The Clorox Company where she most recently served as Senior Director, Information Services. Previously, Hong served as Director, Systems Engineering for Franklin-Templeton Investments, and she began her career with Remedy and Intelt.
Hong holds a Bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University.
As Director, Enterprise Engineering, Erik Kuhrman joins Levi's after five years with Kraft Foods where he most recently served as Director, Global Information Systems. Previously, Kuhrman served as Senior Manager, Enterprise Architect for PepsiCo, and he began his career with IBM and Accenture.
Kuhrman holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Guilford College.
As Director, Global Computing Infrastructure, Michael Womack joins Levi's after three years with First Data Corporation where he most recently served as Vice President, Storage Services. Previously, Womack spent twelve years with Fidelity Investments where he most recently served as Vice President, Storage Operations, and he began his career with Texas Instruments.
Womack holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering Technology from the University of Southern Mississippi.
As Director, Global Run Operations, Tim Wightman joins Levi’s from Hewlett-Packard where he most recently served as Enterprise Service Delivery Executive for one of the company’s key accounts. Wightman joined HP through the acquisition of EDS where he held key leadership roles within the company’s enterprise technical delivery organization, and he began his career with Sabre Holdings.
Wightman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Tyler.
Finally, as Director, Master Data Management, Syam Chodagiri joins Levi Strauss & Co. after twenty years with Eastman Kodak where he most recently served as Director and Chief Data Steward for Worldwide IT, Sales, and Customer Operations with responsibility for leading the deployment of master data management and data governance across the company.
Chodagiri holds a Bachelor’s degree in Print Management and Master’s degrees in Information Technology and Systems Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
About Levi Strauss & Co.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Levi Strauss & Co. is one of the world’s largest branded apparel companies and the global leader in jeanswear. With $4.1 billion in annual sales Levi Strauss & Co. markets its products in more than 110 countries worldwide. The company designs and markets jeans, casual wear and related accessories for men, women and children under the Levi’s®, Dockers®, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co.™ and Denizen™ brands. For further information on Levi’s, visit www.levistrauss.com.
About TillmanCarlson
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, TillmanCarlson is a senior level executive search firm serving a broad range of companies from venture-backed start-ups to large, global corporations.
