TORONTO and TAMPA, FL, April 1,
2019 /PRNewswire/ - Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT; TSX:BCB)
today announced the appointment of William
"Jamie" Jamieson as its Global Chief Information Officer
effective immediately, reporting directly to Tom Harrington, Cott's Chief Executive Officer.
In this role, Mr. Jamieson will lead the global IT function
and play a key role in shaping the technology agenda across the
Cott family of businesses. Most recently, he served as GNC's senior
vice president and chief information officer, where he oversaw
GNC's enterprise technology teams and platforms.
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Mr. Jamieson brings 25 years of IT experience supporting
enterprise IT organizations for companies that were high growth and
in transition. His experiences span specialty retail,
manufacturing, wholesale, international and digital business
models. He has expertise in leading organizations through
transformational change, aligning IT to the needs of the business
and driving cost savings. Before joining GNC, Mr. Jamieson was VP –
IT Service Delivery for Charming Charlie where he oversaw corporate
IT services, store systems, marketing systems and financial systems
for the company. Prior to joining Charming Charlie, Mr. Jamieson
spent almost 10 years with Chico's FAS supporting the company's
rapid growth and expansion.
"We are very excited to have Mr. Jamieson lead the evolution of
our customer and business platforms and to ensure that we are
embracing and developing new and existing technologies while
working with our customers, partners and suppliers to ensure our IT
discipline is at a world-class level," commented Tom Harrington, Cott's Chief Executive Officer.
"Mr. Jamieson brings over 25 years of IT experience and will be
responsible for the development and management of our IT associate
workforce with the appropriate mix of business knowledge, technical
skills and competencies that balance the needs between growing the
agility required to achieve digital business objectives and
ensuring the core IT functions are reliable, stable and efficient,"
continued Mr. Harrington.
ABOUT COTT CORPORATION
Cott is a water, coffee, tea, extracts and filtration service
company with a leading volume-based national presence in the North
American and European home and office bottled water delivery
industry and a leader in custom coffee roasting, blending of iced
tea, and extract solutions for the U.S. foodservice industry.
Our platform reaches over 2.5 million customers or delivery points
across North America and
Europe supported by strategically
located sales and distribution facilities and fleets, as well as
wholesalers and distributors. This enables us to efficiently
service residences, businesses, restaurant chains, hotels and
motels, small and large retailers, and healthcare facilities.
Website: www.cott.com
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