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Fredric Magner
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Fredric Magner became an IT Advisor for UST in June of 2006.
Mr. Magner is the former Chief Information Officer of Unocal, an $8 billion global
energy company. At Unocal, he led the transformation of information technology from
a second-tier support function to a key element of company-wide strategy.
Prior to Unocal, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Services Division
at Treasury Services Corporation (TSC), a software and consulting company focused
on the financial services market. When Oracle acquired TSC to provide the foundation
for Oracle Financial Services, his responsibilities shifted to global market development
and deployment.
Mr. Magner has a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies, an MBA from the
University of South Carolina, and a Master of Accountancy from the University of
Southern California. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Leventhal School
of Accounting at the University of Southern California.
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Ron Parmelee
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Ron Parmelee became an IT Advisor for UST in January of 2005.
Mr. Parmelee retired from Safeway as a Group Vice President in December of 2004.
He spent his entire career with Safeway where he was responsible for all IT functions
with the exception of operations. He developed and implemented the retail technology
for Safeway, established the organization necessary to support the installation
in over 2,500 stores, directed the IT divestiture of approximately 1,200 stores
following the 1986 LBO, and assisted in the IT activities that were required for
the acquisitions of Vons, Carrs, Dominicks, and Randalls.
In addition, he established Philtech, a Philippine-based operation that provides
helpdesk, system support, and development activities for Safeway. He has served
numerous food marketing industry committees including the Electronic Payment Group.
Mr. Parmelee received an MBA from San Jose State.
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Wolfgang Strigel
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Wolfgang B. Strigel became an IT Advisor for UST in March of 2007.
Mr. Strigel is the Co-founder and President of QA Labs Inc. Before its merger with
UST in 2006, QA Labs was one of the largest and leading North American independent
software testing companies. Its services included quality assurance, quality assurance
outsourcing, consulting, and training. Prior to QA Labs, he was the founder and
President of Software Productivity Centre Inc. Before this, he was a Vice President
at MacDonald Dettwiler.
He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of IEEE Software Magazine, a member
of IEEE, ACM, PMI, and ASQC. He is a renowned speaker at international conferences
and participates in several conference program committees.
Mr. Strigel holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Munich, Germany), a Master of Science
degree in Computer Science from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and an MBA
from SFU, Vancouver, Canada.
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Carl Wilson
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Carl Wilson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Marriott
International, Inc., a leading worldwide hospitality company. He joined Marriott
in 1997, where he has served as the CIO and Vice President of Information Resources.
Earlier, he was Senior Vice President of Management Information Services for the
Food and International Retailing Sectors of Grand Metropolitan Plc. and Vice President
of Information Management for The Pillsbury Company, Inc.
Mr. Wilson holds a B.S. from Indiana University and an M.E.P. from the University
of Minnesota. He serves on various Boards, including the AT&T Executive Customer
Advisory Council; and the Board of Directors of both Global eXchange Services, Inc.
and Rivermine Software, Inc.
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