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Chris Horace
President-SIM Altanta
Dir. Global G&A and IT Sourcing
The Coca-Cola Company
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Chris Horace is the director of Global IT procurement at the Coca-Cola Company. Chris is responsible for implementing and manging global agreements for the Coca-Cola Company System's statergic IT suppliers in over 100 Countries.
Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, Chris held various positions in IT at General Electric and at EDS. Chris has 23 years of Outsourcing exprience including working with Indian offshore providers as early as 1991 while at GE. Chris is a Graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Management Information Systems.
Recent Awards:
2006 Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council's
(GMSDC) "IT Buyer Of The Year Award"
2006 Georgia Women's Buisness Council "Buyer of The Year Award"
2006 Asian American Heritage Foundation's "Achievement Award"
Current Boards:
President Atlanta Chapter, Society of Information Management (SIM) - Atlanta, GA, Chairman, Advisory Board, Asian American Heritage Foundation - Atlanta, GA, UGA Management Information Systems Advisory Board Member, University of Georgia - Atlanat, GA, SIMposium National Committee Member, Society of Information Management - Memphis, TN
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Namita Tirath
Membership/Special Programs Chair
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Namita began her career as a high-school educator and later moved into Information Technology as a consulting systems analyst. She has been involved in the Marketing and Sales of PyramidConsulting's service offerings for well over five years. In her current role, she is responsible for the company's sales vision, customer relationships and revenue targets. She also plays an active role in mentoring junior sales associates and is a highly visible and respected member of Atlanta's technology community. Namita has affiliations with numerous professional organizations such as WIT (Women In Technology), SIM (Society for Information Management), and GMSDC (Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council).She graciously serves the business community in various capacities on multiple boards of these organizations and has devoted countless volunteer hours to strengthen and grow the technology community. Namita has a MS in Mathematics from Delhi University, New Delhi, India and an Associate's Degree in Computer Programming.
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