Veteran Chief Design Officer Heather Winkle to Serve as Committee
Chair
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FRANCISCO, May 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Design
Executive Council (DXC), the premier membership-based organization
for corporate design executives, today announced the formation of
DXC Research, its business intelligence arm. Veteran Chief Design
Officer Heather Winkle has been
appointed as committee chair.
Heather brings over 30 years of experience as a chief design
officer and design leader, most recently serving as Chief Design
Officer at McAfee and SVP, Global Head of Design at Capital One.
She has also held design leadership roles at Apple, Adobe, eBay and
Yahoo. As Chair of the DXC Research committee, Heather brings
expertise in strategic design leadership, design organizations,
product innovation and business and technology transformation.
DXC Research aims to advance how companies compete in the
experience economy by effectively operationalizing strategic design
leadership. It leverages the expertise and track records of its
members, who are seasoned design executives at the VP, SVP and
C-level of major public and private companies. DXC Research sources
insights from executives who bridge the gap between the boardroom
and design studio.
DXC Research harnesses the untapped knowledge capital of DXC's
premier membership, representing over $1
trillion in market capitalization and $600 billion in annual revenues. These design
executives come from diverse industries and have an average of 20+
years of experience in corporate design leadership in major
companies.
As DXC Research chair, Heather will guide the advancement of
best practices in strategic design leadership, governance, and
management. In partnership with the DXC and its members, she will
support the synthesis of knowledge to establish DXC Research as a
center of excellence for business intelligence and innovation.
"By bringing together the world's most accomplished design and
business executives who represent major players across the business
landscape, we are building a distinct organization to address
critical questions businesses face today and in a dynamic future.
DXC Research enables us to partner strategic design executives with
CEOs, CFOs, CHROs, board directors and other cross-functional
leaders to amplify innovation profitably, ethically and
sustainably," she said.
Gordon added that "DXC Research represents a significant step in
our mission to advance strategic design leadership. By leveraging
the extensive experience of our members, we can provide
unparalleled insights and data that differentiate DXC in the
marketplace. Our goal is to transform the role of design in
business, ensuring that it is a key driver of growth, innovation
and long-term success."
For additional information about the Design Executive Council,
please visit www.designexecutivecouncil.com.
About Design Executive Council: DXC is the premier
membership-based organization that has attracted the most
significant design executive voices across major public and private
companies across financial services, technology, media, healthcare,
consumer goods, retail, industrial and diversified industries. By
fostering strategic design leadership, conducting groundbreaking
research and fortifying the relationship between design and
business, its aim is to create a global network of executives that
can help expand the impact of design and amplify the benefits that
design leadership brings to business success. DXC's mission is to
advance strategic design leadership to the highest levels of
business and society.
Media Contact
Lauren Schiffman, Design
Executive Council, 1 415-684-8080,
lauren@designexecutivecouncil.com,
https://www.designexecutivecouncil.com
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