{"411131":{"#nid":"411131","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IMPACT Talk: Randy Sloan, Southwest Airlines","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERandy Sloan is Southwest Airline\u0027s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for overseeing all technology functions for the Company.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPrior to joining Southwest Airlines, Randy was with PepsiCo for 26 years where he served in various leadership roles, including Senior Vice President and CIO for PepsiCo International with responsibility for all business transformation and supporting technology for PepsiCo\u0027s Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America businesses. Randy also held the position of Vice President and CIO for PepsiCo\u0027s European businesses based in Switzerland, as well as Vice President of Enterprise Systems Development, including the support of all supply chain capabilities within the North American businesses. During his tenure at PepsiCo, Randy served in leadership roles primarily supporting manufacturing, supply chain, and go-to-market functions. Randy began his IT career as a programmer with Texas Instruments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERandy holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. He is on the Board of Directors for The Family Place, a Dallas-based non-profit and leading advocate for victims of domestic violence. He also serves on the Board of Directors for SharePlus Bank, a Plano, Texas based community bank.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESloan will speak\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/IMPACT.html\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s IMPACT Speaker Series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. All are welcome to attend\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis talk is part of the IMPACT lecture series sponsored by the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0022building a venture around intellectual capital\u0022 to \u0022successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0022 and \u0022socially responsible leadership\u0022. 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