Karl D. Salnoske is vice president and chief information officer of Schering-Plough Corporation.
Salnoske is responsible for directing the planning, acquisition, development and operation of computer, telecommunication and information systems for all corporate and divisional offices. He is also responsible for establishing the technical infrastructure and setting strategic guidelines for use of information systems technology throughout the company.
Salnoske joined the company in November 2004 from Adaptive Trade, where he was president and chief executive officer. Prior to this position, he served as general manager, software solutions, and as vice president, global services, at IBM. Throughout his career, Salnoske has held leadership positions with increasing responsibility at McKinsey & Co., Telenet, Xerox and Exxon.
Salnoske holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va., where he serves on the advisory board for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Schering-Plough is an innovation-driven, science-centered global health care company. Through its own biopharmaceutical research and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough creates therapies that help save and improve lives around the world. The company applies its research-and-development platform to human prescription and consumer products as well as to animal health products. In November 2007, Schering-Plough acquired Organon BioSciences, with its Organon human health and Intervet animal health businesses, marking a pivotal step in the company's ongoing transformation. Schering-Plough's vision is to "Earn Trust, Every Day" with the doctors, patients, customers and other stakeholders served by its approximately 50,000 people around the world. The company is based in Kenilworth, N.J., and its Web site is www.schering-plough.com.
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