Visteon Chief Information Officer Lorie Buckingham Wins 'Top Michigan Women in Computing' Award

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Nov. 9, 2004 -- Lorie Buckingham, senior vice president and chief information officer for Visteon Corporation , has been named a winner of the "Top Michigan Women in Computing" award for 2004. The award, given by the Association for Women in Computing - Ann Arbor Chapter (AWC-AA), recognized Buckingham and nine other winners as being "the best and brightest among the many outstanding Michigan women in IT."

Winners of the second annual "Top Michigan Women in Computing" award were selected by the AWC-AA as, "women who hold leadership roles in Michigan, demonstrate significant accomplishments in their careers and act as role models for women." Buckingham and the other winners received their awards at the AWC-AA Gala ceremony at the Fairlane Club in Dearborn, Mich. on Nov. 6.

"Lorie is a tremendous asset to Visteon and her recognition by the Association for Women in Computing is well deserved," said Visteon President and Chief Executive Officer Michael F. Johnston. "Lorie's vision and commitment to performance have elevated the achievements of Visteon's IT department, which in turn has positively influenced our entire company."

Buckingham is responsible for all Visteon IT activities, and has process leadership responsibility.

"I am honored by the Association for Women in Computing," said Buckingham. "In addition to recognizing the tremendous achievements that women are making in IT, the AWC is also focusing on leadership in today's business world."

Of her leadership role at Visteon, Buckingham says, "It is my priority to ensure that Visteon's IT strategy will enable the company to align itself with the needs of our customers. I am confident that stronger business processes with enabling technology will better serve our customers and improve our internal operations."

Buckingham, who is also a corporate officer of Visteon, joined the company in 2000 and previously was director of global software solutions.

Her extensive knowledge of enterprise business processes and enabling solutions has been perfected both with start-up and mature companies. Before joining Visteon, Buckingham worked at Union Carbide Corporation in Danbury, Conn. as director of enterprise information technology solutions. Prior to Union Carbide, Buckingham was chief information officer for Zonetrader.com, a Chicago-based provider of asset end-of-life-cycle management services. She rapidly developed sophisticated e-commerce solutions along with core processing on SAP to meet customer commitments.

Buckingham has a bachelor's degree in mathematics and chemistry from the State University of New York at Potsdam.

Proceeds from the Gala awards ceremony will benefit the AWC-AA Scholarship Fund, which supports outstanding women pursuing degrees in technology-related fields.