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Visteon Chief Information Officer Lorie Buckingham Wins 'Top
Michigan Women in Computing' Award
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorie Buckingham, senior
vice president and chief information officer for Visteon Corporation (NYSE:VC),
has been named a winner of the "Top Michigan Women in Computing" award for
2004. The award, given by the Association for Women in Computing - Ann Arbor
Chapter (AWC-AA), recognized Buckingham and nine other winners as being "the
best and brightest among the many outstanding Michigan women in IT."
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Winners of the second annual "Top Michigan Women in Computing" award were
selected by the AWC-AA as, "women who hold leadership roles in Michigan,
demonstrate significant accomplishments in their careers and act as role models
for women." Buckingham and the other winners received their awards at the
AWC-AA Gala ceremony at the Fairlane Club in Dearborn, Mich. on Nov. 6.
"Lorie is a tremendous asset to Visteon and her recognition by the Association
for Women in Computing is well deserved," said Visteon President and Chief
Executive Officer Michael F. Johnston. "Lorie's vision and commitment to
performance have elevated the achievements of Visteon's IT department, which in
turn has positively influenced our entire company."
Buckingham is responsible for all Visteon IT activities, and has process
leadership responsibility.
"I am honored by the Association for Women in Computing," said Buckingham. "In
addition to recognizing the tremendous achievements that women are making in
IT, the AWC is also focusing on leadership in today's business world."
Of her leadership role at Visteon, Buckingham says, "It is my priority to
ensure that Visteon's IT strategy will enable the company to align itself with
the needs of our customers. I am confident that stronger business processes
with enabling technology will better serve our customers and improve our
internal operations."
Buckingham, who is also a corporate officer of Visteon, joined the company in
2000 and previously was director of global software solutions.
Her extensive knowledge of enterprise business processes and enabling solutions
has been perfected both with start-up and mature companies. Before joining
Visteon, Buckingham worked at Union Carbide Corporation in Danbury, Conn. as
director of enterprise information technology solutions. Prior to Union
Carbide, Buckingham was chief information officer for Zonetrader.com, a
Chicago-based provider of asset end-of-life-cycle management services. She
rapidly developed sophisticated e-commerce solutions along with core processing
on SAP to meet customer commitments.
Buckingham has a bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemistry from the State
University of New York at Potsdam.
Proceeds from the Gala awards ceremony will benefit the AWC-AA Scholarship
Fund, which supports outstanding women pursuing degrees in technology-related
fields.
Visteon Corporation is a leading full-service supplier that delivers
consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers worldwide and
through multiple channels within the global automotive aftermarket. Visteon
has approximately 72,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than
200 technical, manufacturing, sales, and service facilities located in 25
countries.
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