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DIANE K. SCHWARZ
Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Textron Inc.
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Diane Schwarz is the vice president and chief information officer for Textron
Inc., including Textron Information Services (TIS). Her responsibilities include
managing the business unit chief information officers and directing the
day-to-day activities of TIS including managing TIS executive staff members. She
oversees Textron's Information Management Council and manages Textron's
information technology supplier and outsourcing relationships.
In her previous position, Schwarz was VP & CIO of Textron Systems where she
consolidated the company's technology footprint and enhanced the customer
service provided by the information services function. She joined Textron in
2007 as the director of information technology services and support for Bell
Helicopter. In the five years that followed, her responsibilities at Bell
Helicopter broadened into areas encompassing business application technologies
and special projects focused on modernizing technology systems.
Prior to joining Textron, Schwarz was VP of information services at Sonitrol and
held other technology leadership positions at Honeywell, Ultrak and Steelcase.
She holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and
an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.