What Happened?
Boston, MA-based Boston Red Sox has Appointed Brian Shield as Vice President of Information Technology
About the Company
Major League Baseball club and member of the American League East Division. Fenway Park, the Red Sox` home ballpark, celebrated its 100th Anniversary during the 2012 season. World Series Champions: 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013.
About the Person
Brian Shield is responsible for technology for the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management. He leads the technology team on all phases of the Red Sox strategy from creating a compelling fan experience to enabling an effective front office and baseball operations environment. Shield was named Georgia CIO of the Year in 2005, he received a Technology Emmy Award in 2006, and his leadership and commitment to Georgia`s business technology community was recognized in 2012 when he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia CIO Leadership Association. Prior to joining the Red Sox, Shield was CEO of Shield Consulting Group LLC, where he assisted companies with their strategic decisions regarding technology direction, digital media, IT strategy and leadership. Prior to starting his own company, Shield was EVP and CIO of The Weather Channel where for 14 years he oversaw all technology, including weather.com, mobility, weather systems, broadcast television and IT. Prior to The Weather Channel, Shield served as CIO of FTD Inc. in Chicago, where he was responsible for all IT including their global network reaching more than 125 countries. Shield earned a bachelor`s in computer information systems and an associate degree in management and accounting from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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