Best in Class Judges

A panel of judges was asked to review projects from the 2006 Premier IT Leaders honorees. In particular, they were asked to look for signs of measurable payback, learning experiences, strategic importance to the business, substantive customer impact, expansion or change in the role IT plays in the organization, and creation of new revenue opportunities or cost savings. Judges evaluated only those candidates outside their own industries.

Special thanks go to our judges, themselves Premier 100 IT Leaders alumni, who helped evaluate dozens of candidates.

• Yuri Aguiar

  Senior partner, chief technology officer

  Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide

  New York

• Dave Barnes

  CIO and senior vice president

  United Parcel Service Inc.

  Atlanta

• Dale Frantz

  CIO

  Auto Warehousing Co.

  Tacoma, Wash.

• Howard Melnick

  Senior vice president, information resources application services

  Marriott International Inc.

  Bethesda, Md.

• Bette Walker

  Vice president and CIO

  Delphi Corp.

  Troy, Mich.