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Jeff Whittle joined LexisNexis in October 2005 from IMS Health where he was responsible for Global Production and Development for the Americas. He joined IMS Health in May 1998 as vice president of Systems Integration Operations. In 1998 he became senior vice president of Systems Operations, responsible for U.S. production, development and implementation of information products, the associated databases, the technology infrastructure, and client services. He acquired responsibility for the U.S. sales, marketing, market research services and supplier management functions in March 2000. In December 2000, Whittle was given responsibility for global production.
Whittle has directed development of many new products, a number of technology and quality advancements including: virtual private networking to support the company’s Internet applications, infrastructure improvements to significantly reduce operational costs, and a Six Sigma quality improvement project resulting in $2 million of incremental revenues in one year. In March 2002, IMS received the Compass 2001 Data Center of the Year Award.
Whittle joined IMS HEALTH from the Boston Consulting Group where he was Chief Information Officer. In that role, he directed the replacement of all major systems and introduced technology improvements to support the company’s expansion from 26 to 44 offices. Improvements included a knowledge management system using Internet and relational technology and a worldwide telecommunications system with a breakthrough outsourcing approach.
Prior to joining the Boston Consulting Group, he spent twelve years at CSC Consulting as a partner and senior project manager leading diverse technology projects. His clients included large utility companies, a state government, an insurance company, a mutual fund company, a software company, a computer hardware manufacturer and other systems integration companies. Whittle has also worked in technology roles at Cullinet and EDS.
Whittle earned a BS in Mathematics from Emory University. | 