Creating and sustaining a business edge using information technology: interview with Charles Darnell

ABSTRACT

Charles Darnell, Executive Vice President with Lithonia Lighting, coordinates all company operations in support of customer service. He is known around the world for the innovative and effective deployment of information technology. Darnell is a winner, along with Lithonia's CEO Jim McClung, of the prestigious "Partners in Leadership Award" presented by the Society for Information Management. The award is presented annually to the CEO/CIO partnership that has done the most to use information technology to carry out the company's business strategy.In this candid and hard-hitting interview, Darnell shares his insights and his experiences gained over the 32 years he has been with the company. You'll see the thinking he has used to create the ongoing series of innovations that have led to and sustained a family of worldclass systems.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING
      Subjects: Business

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems

  K. Computing Milieux

General Terms:
Design, Management