Lloyd Love

Vice President and Chief Information Officer at AMCOL International Corp.

Lloyd F. Love, 59, joined AMCOL International Corp. in 1999 as Chief Information Officer and was promoted to Vice President in 2000. He was formerly Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer for Baxter Credit Union in Deerfield, Ill.

Prior to joining Baxter, Love held a variety of senior management positions with Caremark International, Helene Curtis Industries, Montgomery Ward and Shoe Corporation of America. He has implemented business solutions in managed care, electronic data interchange, and new products distribution. Additionally, Love has extensive experience in manufacturing and physical distribution management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Franklin University and The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Love is board member of the Executives Club of Chicago High Tech Committee, and Technology Committee member, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI E-Business Council, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Association of Information Technology Professionals and the Society for Information Management.

Sustaining Partner:

SIM – Chicago Chapter (One of Our Own)
Dr. Gezinus Hidding

Dr. Hidding, an associate professor at Loyola University, Chicago was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal in a jointly written article titled “The IT Platform Principle: The First Shall not be Last”. Congratulations to Dr. Hidding (a SIM Member) on this nationally published article. You can read the article at:
“The IT Platform Principle: The First Shall not be Last”

special member benefit


SIM Members get a 10% discount on Kellogg's "Driving Strategic Value from IT" Program. The Driving Strategic Value from IT program provides new insights and powerful tools to help you manage an IT portfolio more effectively for improved business results. You will learn how to coordinate your IT strategy with your overall business strategy in order to build deeper relationships with customers, collaborate more effectively with partners, and maximize business productivity.

Optimize Your IT Professionals' Contribution to the Business!

Now Offering a 25% discount to all SIM members. There’s still time to register for the session that begins May 19th. Click Here to learn more.

Lake Forest Corporate Education (LFCE), a strategic business unit of Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, announces its Business Leadership Certificate Program for IT Professionals.

This program will expand the business, leadership, and communication skills of IT professionals through a collaborative, interactive, five-day program that is relevant, practical, and IT-centric.

Features guest practitioner technology leaders presenting their practical insights and expertise.

The next program is:
February 17-19, 2009
March 17-18,2009
May 19-21, 2009
June 17-18, 2009
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