Kim Hammonds Joins Red Hat’s Board of Directors
August 10 2015 - 4:07PM
Business Wire
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE:RHT), the world’s leading provider of open
source solutions, today announced that Kim Hammonds, global chief
information officer and global co-head of Group Technology and
Operations at Deutsche Bank, has been appointed to the company’s
Board of Directors.
“We are pleased to welcome Kim Hammonds to our board. With her
extensive leadership experience in information
technology with multinational corporations, she
will bring a deep understanding of technology and a
perspective on enterprise demand for technology to the
board. This is a great fit for Red Hat, which helps
enterprises leverage the power of open source to meet
the challenges of today’s global business climate,” said
General H. Hugh Shelton (U.S. Army Retired), chairman of Red Hat’s
Board of Directors.
Hammonds joined Deutsche Bank in November 2013 from The Boeing
Company, where she served as chief information officer and led a
program to use IT to transform airplane manufacturing production
and boost company revenues. During her five-year tenure with Boeing
she also had responsibility for global infrastructure and global
business systems. She joined Boeing from Dell Incorporated, where
she led IT systems development for manufacturing operations in the
Americas, and directed global IT reliability and factory systems.
With more than 25 years experience, starting at the Ford Motor
Company, Hammonds' career has spanned both technology and
operations for some of the world's largest companies in the most
challenging industries.
Hammonds holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Western
Michigan University.
About Red Hat, Inc.
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solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and
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virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning
support, training, and consulting services. As a connective hub in
a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source
communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies
that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the
future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
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