What Happened?
New York, NY-based Barnes and Noble Appointed William Wood as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Barnes & Noble is an innovator in publishing, retail, and digital media, including our award-winning NOOK® products and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content. We welcome creative, dedicated, and service-oriented team members who are passionate about being an integral part of our dynamic community and helping it thrive. Whether your expertise is in retail, merchandising, publishing, marketing, technology, or finance, we have a place for you at Barnes & Noble.
About the Person
William E. Wood was named Chief Information Officer for Barnes & Noble, Inc., in December 2015. He is responsible for the information technology, telecommunication networks and computer systems that support the company, as well as for allocating and evaluating the effectiveness of overall technology resources and strategies, and developing new systems. Mr. Wood was previously Chief Information Officer at EZCORP, Inc., where in 2014 where he led an organizational transformation in Information Technology and was named “2015 Austin IT Executive of the Year” by the Austin, Texas Society for Information Management. He has extensive experience in retail, with previous high-level IT roles at Bass Pro Shops, Brookstone, Inc. and Dollar General, Corporation. He also serves as an advisory board member for several companies including Magnetify, Corporation and Zeppelin, Inc., and is a 10-year veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Wood has a Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. He is also actively involved in several non-profit organizations.
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