Award recipients selected from over 1,000 nominees, honored for excellence in information technology leadership
GREEN BAY, Wis. – January 6, 2009 – Schneider National, Inc., a premier provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics, today announced that Erin Van Zeeland, vice president of business transformation, has been selected as one of IDG’s Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2009. Van Zeeland and winners will be recognized at Computerworld’s upcoming Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference, being held March 1-3, 2009, at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla.
Van Zeeland was selected as a Premier 100 IT Leader from nearly 1,000 nominees who were measured against Computerworld’s IT Leadership Index and evaluated by the editors and by an external panel of judges. The Index weighs a set of characteristics that describes executives who guide the effective use of IT in their organizations.
“The 2009 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders, more so than ever before, are making a clean break with traditional IT strategies and roles and are creating altogether new ones,” said Scot Finnie, editor-in-chief, Computerworld. “The shell-shocked economy and changing forces in the technology environment are spurring these smart, agile IT leaders to seize new opportunities. We applaud them for their readiness to try on new roles, take charge of environmental initiatives and bring consumer-styled technologies into their corporations.”
“We are extremely proud to have a leader like Erin who is working to develop an enterprise-wide, high-performance environment,” said Judy Lemke, executive vice president and CIO for Schneider National. “IT is critical to how we manage our business today and, perhaps more importantly, tomorrow. We are in year two of a major business transformation that will change every process and system used by our 22,000 associates worldwide. It is certainly a challenging task, and Erin has been instrumental in ensuring efficient processes, reliable and accessible data, and organizational readiness.”
Lemke continued, “In a competitive environment like global transportation and logistics, we need to be as agile as possible to retain our leadership position. This transformative IT project will provide all Schneider associates with the knowledge they need to make the best decisions for our customers, our associates, and our business.”
The complete class of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2009 appears online at http://www.computerworld.com/09/p100 and in the December 8, 2008, issue of Computerworld. In addition to the class roster, a special report highlights the challenges IT leaders expect to face in the coming year, including developing their staff’s skills, mapping current IT initiatives with the top priorities of their CEOs and driving innovation.
About Schneider National, Inc.
Schneider National, Inc. is a premier provider of transportation and logistics services, enhancing the standard of living worldwide. The nation’s largest truckload carrier, Schneider serves more than two-thirds of the FORTUNE 500 companies and offers the broadest portfolio of services to small, medium and global shippers across the globe. The company’s transportation and logistics solutions include van/truckload, dedicated, expedited, bulk, western regional, intermodal, transportation management, freight brokerage, air/ocean freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, transloading and distribution, supply chain management, supply chain advisory services, and freight audit and payment (Europe).
Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Schneider National has provided expert transportation and logistics solutions for more than 70 years. A $3.4 billion company, Schneider National employs 21,400 transportation and logistics experts worldwide, including operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit schneider.com .
About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld’s award-winning Web site (http://www.computerworld.com), weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world’s largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine’s 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in 2007 Computerworld’s then editor-in-chief Don Tennant received the prestigious Timothy White A ward from American Business Media. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 2 million unique, monthly visitors and a print audience of 1,222,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2007).
