Another article on the emerging role of the Chief Innovation Officer

A consulting firm named Innovaro out of London recently published a press release about the emerging role of the Chief Innovation Officer. Here are companies that it says have a CIO or otherwise someone in charge of innovation:

• Akzo Nobel
  
• BBC
  
• Cadbury Schweppes
  
• Citigroup
  
• Coca-Cola
  
• DSM
  
• Diageo
  
• Hitachi
  
• KFC
  
• Lego
  
• Mitsubishi
  
• P&G
  
• PepsiCo
  
• RBS
  
• Reuters
  
• Shell
  
• Wrigley

The article also gives some insights into the history of the role which I thought was valuable.

I would like to thank Jamie Dinkelacker, Ph.D. for sending me this article.