Board of Directors
Bill Nuti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NCR Corporation
Edward P. (Pete) Boykin, retired President and Chief Operating Officer, Computer Sciences Corporation
Richard L. Clemmer, Senior Advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Gary Daichendt, former Executive Vice President, Cisco Systems
Robert P. DeRodes, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, The Home Depot®
Mark P. Frissora, Chief Executive Officer, Hertz Corporation
Linda Fayne Levinson, former Partner, GRP
C. K. Prahalad, Professor of Business Administration, The University of Michigan
Bill Nuti
Bill Nuti is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of NCR Corporation. Before joining NCR in August 2005, Nuti served as president and CEO of Symbol Technologies where he strengthened the company’s product portfolio and positioned the company as a leading supplier in the emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) industry. Prior to that, he was chief operating officer of Symbol where he led a challenging turnaround. Nuti joined Symbol in 2002 following 10 years at Cisco Systems where he held positions of increasing responsibility, advancing to the dual role of senior vice president of the company’s Worldwide Service Provider Operations and U.S. Theater Operations. Prior to his Cisco experience, Nuti held sales and management positions at IBM, Netrix Corporation and Network Equipment Technologies.
Edward P. (Pete) Boykin
Edward P. (Pete) Boykin retired in 2003 as president and chief operating officer of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), one of the world's leading information technology services and consulting firms providing outsourcing, management consulting and systems integration. Prior to joining CSC in 1966, he was an aerospace engineer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Richard L. Clemmer
Richard L. Clemmer is a senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and a member of the board of directors of i2 Technologies, Inc. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Agere Systems Inc., where he led the strategic turnaround of that company and its 2007 merger with LSI Logic Corporation. Prior to that, he was chairman and president of Venture Capital Technology LLC, which is focused on investing in and consulting for technology companies, and a partner at Shelter Capital Partners, a private investment fund. Clemmer also served as Chief Financial Officer for the Semiconductor Group of Texas Instruments Incorporated.
Gary Daichendt
Gary Daichendt served as executive vice president of Cisco Worldwide Operations with global responsibility for sales, distribution, manufacturing and strategic alliances. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of worldwide operations and also served as vice president of Cisco’s intercontinental operations. Before joining Cisco, Daichendt spent eight years at Wang Laboratories in positions of increasing responsibility. His background also includes time at Nortel Networks as president and chief operating officer and 10 years at IBM in various sales, marketing and management positions.
Robert P. DeRodes
Robert P. DeRodes has served since 2002 as executive vice president and chief information officer for The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Delta Technology, Inc. and as chief information officer for Delta Air Lines, Inc. The recipient of numerous industry and professional achievement awards, DeRodes has also held senior positions at Citibank and AMR, where he led the company's SABRE Development Services organization.
Mark P. Frissora
Mark P. Frissora is chief executive officer (CEO) of the Hertz Corporation. Previously, Frissora served as chairman and CEO of Tenneco Automotive, a global designer and manufacturer of automotive ride control and emission control systems and products, after serving as president and CEO. Prior to joining Tenneco Automotive in 1996, he held executive positions at Aeroquip-Vickers Corporation, Philips Lighting Company and General Electric Company.
Linda Fayne Levinson
Linda Fayne Levinson was a partner with GRP, a private equity investment fund from 1997 to December 2004. From 1994 to 1999, she was also president of Fayne Levinson Associates, an independent consulting firm. Prior to 1994, Levinson worked for Creative Artists Agency, Inc., Alfred Checchi Associates, Inc., American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. and McKinsey & Co. She serves on the boards of Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. and Ingram Micro, Inc.
C. K. Prahalad
C. K. Prahalad was chairman of PRAJA, Inc., a software company located in San Diego, Calif., from 2000 to 2002. Prahalad is The Harvey Freuhauf Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan. He is a specialist in corporate strategy and the role of top management in large, diversified, multinational companies. Since completing his D.B.A. at Harvard University, he has been a visiting research fellow at Harvard, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management and a visiting professor at the European Institute of Business Administration.