Brunswick Corporation’s loss is becoming Whirlpool Corporation’s gain as Danielle Brown has joined the Benton Harbor-based appliance manufacturer in the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Whirlpool Corporation’s Global Information Systems at the beginning of next month.
Whirlpool announced today that they have named Brown to the role effective November 1st, where she will report to Joe Liotine, Executive Vice President and President, Whirlpool Corporation North America, Global Information Systems, and Global SDA.
Brown joins Whirlpool after serving as Vice President and CIO at Brunswick Corporation, where she was responsible for enabling business strategies by modernizing the technology portfolio, optimizing operations, and leveraging new business partnerships to become a source of innovation, strategic insight, and competitive advantage. She previously spent 16 years with DuPont in several strategic and global roles.
Liotine tells us, “Dani brings the right skills and experience to work across our business and lead our Global Information Systems teams at an especially critical juncture in the digital space,” and adds, “She has the perfect mix of demonstrated experience, capabilities, and results, and I look forward to her success in this role.”
Brown holds a BS in computer science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as well as a master’s degree in management information systems from Penn State and an MBA from Drexel University. She is also a Six Sigma Black Belt.
