Mars in comment and analysis
Naked CIO: Top 10 reasons to be a CIO
Comment Somehow other executives believe it is possible to colonise Mars in two weeks - and they expect you to make it happen. The Naked CIO says yes - see what you think. I have wanted to do an article like this for a while -... [17 Aug 2009]
Robin Dargue
CIO Profile Dargue started out at Logica Financial Systems in the late 1980s before joining Mars as an IT analyst in 1989 and rising to the position of systems manager for UK and Ireland by 1995. Robin Dargue topped the CIO50 in... [03 Jun 2009]
Nigel Underwood
CIO Profile Underwood spent his early career with consumer goods companies Boots, Coca-Cola Schweppes and Mars. Nigel Underwood, former CIO of DHL Logistics, is no stranger to the silicon.com CIO50 - this year marks his third... [03 Jun 2009]
Martin Taylor
CIO Profile Taylor started off at British Airways in 1976 and spent a decade at Mars in the 1980s, including a year modernising manufacturing plants in the US. Martin Taylor was named group CIO of LCH.Clearnet in January 2007,... [03 Jun 2009]
Jane Scott
CIO Profile A mathematics graduate, Scott is product of the legendary graduate management scheme at Mars. Since joining 3663 Jane Scott has transformed the technology that underpins the £1.5bn food and catering delivery service. [01 Jun 2009]
Darrell Stein
CIO Profile M&S marks something of a homecoming for Stein who began his career at the company back in 1990, before leaving to work as a project manager on data warehousing and financial systems for Mars. Darrell Stein is IT &... [01 Jun 2009]
Dear silicon.com... Vista gets down to business, caught on camera, ID cards…
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Exclusive report: silicon.com CIO50 3008 ¦ Female CIOs break through glass ceiling ¦ The CIO's route to the top ¦ Mars -... [12 Jun 2008]
Jane Scott
CIO Profile A mathematics graduate, Scott is another product of the legendary graduate management scheme at Mars. Jane Scott joined food service distributor 3663 in 2003 where she has developed the IT strategy needed to support the... [11 Jun 2008]
Nigel Underwood
CIO Profile Throughout his career, Underwood has had senior roles at some of the biggest consumer and retail brands in the shape of Boots, Coca-Cola Schweppes and Mars and he was also senior VP for IT at the Hilton Group. [11 Jun 2008]
Rod Angwin
CIO Profile Since that time he has spent 10 years in various roles with Information Services International, part of Mars, and two years with software house JBA, before moving into the world of retail and wholesale distribution. [11 Jun 2008]
Mars - The CIO training ground
Comment A Mars a day may help you work, rest and play - as the old ad for the chocolate bar claimed - but it also makes for a top CIO. One of the themes to come out of the silicon.com CIO50 both this year and last year is the... [11 Jun 2008]
Trevor Didcock
CIO Profile Previous to that, Didcock was group IT Director at the RAC for four years, head of IT at Mars Confectionery for three and in IS roles across disciplines in Mars and JP Morgan before that. Before arriving... [11 Jun 2008]
Robin Dargue
CIO Profile Dargue started out in the late 1980s at Logica Financial Systems before joining Mars as an IT analyst in 1989 and rising to the position of systems manager for UK and Ireland by 1995. What bigger challenge is there after... [11 Jun 2008]
Martin Taylor
CIO Profile He started his varied IT career at British Airways in 1976 and then spent a decade at Mars during the 1980s - including a stint on its legendary management training scheme, and a year in the US - where he drove materials... [11 Jun 2008]
What scores in the global tech league?
Comment But if beautiful surroundings are the only reason to work in a particular city then why are major companies like O2 or Mars located in Slough, in the UK's drab M4 corridor? What really matters when it comes to chosing an... [03 Jun 2008]
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