What Happened?
Arlington, VA-based AES Corporation appointed Elizabeth Hackenson as Chief Information Officer.
About the Company
AES is the Fortune 200 company engineering tomorrow’s energy solutions. Our 19,000 people fuel quality of life for tens of millions of customers in 17 countries across four continents, while creating the power generation and delivery systems that will enable a clean, unbreakable energy grid. Our 2016 revenues were $14 billion and we own and manage $36 billion in total assets. Our Mission: Improving lives by providing safe, reliable and sustainable energy solutions in every market we serve.
About the Person
Elizabeth Hackenson serves as Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Business Services. She is responsible for AES's shared services to include IT, strategic sourcing and insurance programs. She also leads the Innovation and Technology Council for AES, and is a board member of several AES companies including Indianapolis Power & Light and Dayton Power & Light in the United States, AES Chivor in Columbia and AES Sul in Brazil. She has over 30 years of experience leading technology operations and initiatives across large-scale, complex organizations. Ms. Hackenson is the former Senior Vice President and CIO at Alcatel-Lucent where she was responsible for the oversight and operation of the company's information systems infrastructure, including global communications systems, corporate networks and e-business platforms. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent in April of 2006, she held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for MCI. In this position, she employed innovative approaches to create a business-focused IT organization, and developed, managed and maintained the company's supply chain systems. In 2005, Computer World named Ms. Hackenson one of its top 100 premier IT leaders. The Washington Post named her one of the top 200 female executives in 2004 and Information Week ranked the department she led as one of the top 100 for IT leadership. Her corporate tenure has spanned several Fortune 100 companies including British Telecom (Concert), AOL (UUNET) and EDS. She served in a variety of senior management positions, working in the delivery of information technology services to support business needs across corporate-wide enterprises. Ms. Hackenson earned her degree from New York State University. She is a Strategic Advisor to the Paladin Group.
Info Source
News
Short Profile