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Date: | March 17, 2008 |
Joseph R. Cleveland Joins Williams Board of Directors
TULSA, Okla. – Joseph R. Cleveland has been elected to the Williams (NYSE:WMB) board of directors. Cleveland, 63, is the former chief information officer for Lockheed Martin Corporation and president of Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems.
In his former position, Cleveland was responsible for defining and ensuring the information technology needs of the entire $41.9 billion Lockheed Martin Corporation. He was responsible for the consolidation and modernization of the IT infrastructure following the largest merger in the Aerospace and Defense industry – the 1995 merger of Lockheed and Martin Marietta.
He also was a key leader in Lockheed Martin’s culture, as he led the team that created the company’s proprietary measurement system that provides a quantitative assessment of the corporation’s progress toward the development of an inclusive work place.
“We are very pleased to be adding Joseph to our board,” said Steve Malcolm, chairman, president and chief executive officer. “His proven leadership and experience will be a tremendous asset for Williams and our shareholders.”
Cleveland has earned numerous industry recognitions for his accomplishments, including being listed as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in IT byeWeekmagazine. The Information Technology Senior Management Forum presented him with the 2006 Diamond Leadership award and his mentoring practices and diversity initiatives were profiled inThe Wall Street Journalin 2005.
Cleveland’s primary residence is in Orlando, Fla. He previously divided his time between Lockheed Martin headquarters in Bethesda, Md., and Enterprise Information Systems operations in Orlando. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Tennessee State University and has completed extensive technical, business and leadership development training throughout his career.
He becomes the thirteenth member of Williams’ current board of directors. A listing of all Williams’ directors is available atwww.williams.com.
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