Longtime Wal-Mart officer Linda Dillman to leave the company


Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) hired Linda Dillman in 1991 through an acquisition, and she eventually became the Chief Information Officer of the world's largest retailer. Wal-Mart, in many ways, transformed the power of information to gain incredible efficiency and insight into supply, demand and supplier logistics under Dillman's watch. in 2006, however, Dillman took on the post of benefits and Risk Management -- not her specific cup of tea. One must wonder why she took the post, then?


All that is coming to an end in July, when Dillman will leave Wal-Mart permanently. One o the "Most Powerful Women" in Fortune's views, Dillman is leaving to go back to her roots in technology. It isn't clear where Dillman will end up, but you can guess that many a firm will be interested in her talents. Maybe Dillman will want to stay in the HR field, but running the systems that take care of all that information.

What happened to Wal-Mart under Dillman's tenure is nothing short of astounding. Using real-time information and creating systems to make use of the mountains of data flowing into and out of retailers every second, Wal-Mart was able to expand and continue serving hundreds of millions of Americans every month while knowing purchasing patterns and economic logistics enough to make sure all those items were on the shelves as fast and smartly as possible -- whether they were made in China or a few states away.

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