Please plan to join the CIO members of the Mid-Atlantic CIO Forum on May 17. This is the last monthly meeting of the current Forum year. Following the tradition of the Forum, the May meeting is being hosted at a member site, namely, the international headquarters of McCormick & Co., Inc. in Hunt Valley, MD. The meeting is being hosted by Jerry Wolfe, CIO and Vice President of McCormick & Co., Inc. This meeting is a CIO Roundtable.

McCormick & Company, Inc. is the global leader in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of spices, seasonings and flavors to the entire food industry. Drawing from McCormick's experiences in global supply chain management, supply chain execution and supplier relationship management, Mr. Wolfe has developed an exciting program which includes in-depth discussion of several of the most critical aspects of supply chain management, highlighting experiences and challenges in the use of technology and management and use of data in successful supply chain management. Mr. Wolfe has global responsibility for information technology and leads several supply chain process areas including global procurement, US logistics, customer fulfillment and demand and supply planning. He understands the challenges facing a CIO as well as those facing a supply chain executive in the development and execution of a global supply chain strategy. Mr. Wolfe will share his experience and vision of successful global supply chain strategy. He will examine the role of information technology as an enabler for strategy development.

Since there are many aspects to consider in supply chain management, Mr. Wolfe has arranged for several other executives at McCormick & Company to join our roundtable and present their experiences and insights. Steve Donohue, Vice President of Global Sourcing will discuss global sourcing at McCormick and examine new global sources and challenges, particularly in Asia and developing countries around the globe. Sharon Mirabelle, Vice President, Financial Shared Services will discuss how financial shared services functions in McCormick's supply chain strategy, examine global data management and discuss enterprise controls management in a mixed systems environment. Bob Utz, Director, Global Logistics will speak about import processes at McCormick, look at customs and FDA compliance challenges, and offer perspectives on supporting information technology in supply chain management. Janice Showacre, Manager, Foreign Trade Compliance, will discuss how foreign trade compliance is addressed at McCormick and review global trade services initiatives.

Please join our members at the meeting! The meeting starts at 8:00 AM and ends by 1PM. Brunch and lunch are provided. Participation in this meeting is by invitation only. Every participant must have signed a non-disclosure agreement. Pre-registration is required. Meeting logistics including agenda, directions to the meeting place and parking information will be emailed to you after you register. For registration for this meeting, please contact: Catherine Swift at cswift@towson or 410-704-4252.

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