Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 89/100
8 mention(s) identify THOMAS M. NEALON as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Group, Inc. | 2012-04-23 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems, an information technology and services company... Mr. Nealon also spent fifteen years with Frito-Lay, Inc., ultimately serving as Chief Information Officer. Mr. Nealon has extensive experience in information technology, corporate strategy and ecommerce. | Extensive experience in information technology, including roles as Chief Information Officer at multiple companies. |
| Fossil Group, Inc. | 2013-04-10 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney as Chief Information Officer and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President. He was also Senior Vice President and CIO for Southwest Airlines and partner at an IT management consultancy. | Extensive experience in information technology, corporate strategy and e-commerce; held CIO positions indicating technical expertise. |
| Fossil Group, Inc. | 2014-04-08 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems from 2004 to 2006 and served on assignment as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner from 2000 to 2004 at the Feld Group, an IT management consultancy firm later acquired by Electronic Data Systems. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. | Extensive experience in information technology including roles as Chief Information Officer and IT management consultancy, indicating software-related technical skills. |
| Fossil Group, Inc. | 2015-04-09 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems from 2004 to 2006 and served on assignment as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner from 2000 to 2004 at the Feld Group, an IT management consultancy firm later acquired by Electronic Data Systems. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. | Mr. Nealon has extensive experience in information technology, including roles as Chief Information Officer at J.C. Penney and Southwest Airlines, indicating software-related technical skills. |
| Fossil Group, Inc. | 2016-04-14 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems from 2004 to 2006 and served on assignment as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner from 2000 to 2004 at the Feld Group, an IT management consultancy firm later acquired by Electronic Data Systems. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. | Mr. Nealon has extensive experience in information technology, including roles as Chief Information Officer at J.C. Penney and Southwest Airlines, indicating software-related technical skills. |
| Fossil Group, Inc. | 2017-04-13 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. | Has extensive experience in information technology, including roles as Chief Information Officer at multiple companies, indicating software-related skills. |
| Fossil Group, Inc. | 2018-04-12 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer... Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner at an IT management consultancy firm... He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. | Extensive experience in information technology, including roles as Chief Information Officer at multiple companies and IT management consultancy. |
| Fossil Group, Inc. | 2019-04-12 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems from 2004 to 2006 and served on assignment as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner from 2000 to 2004 at the Feld Group, an IT management consultancy firm later acquired by Electronic Data Systems. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. | Mr. Nealon has extensive experience in information technology, corporate strategy, and e-commerce, including roles as Chief Information Officer at J.C. Penney and Southwest Airlines, and as a partner at an IT management consultancy. This indicates software-related technical skills and programming capability. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2012-04-23 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems, an information technology and services company... Mr. Nealon also spent fifteen years with Frito-Lay, Inc., ultimately serving as Chief Information Officer. Mr. Nealon has extensive experience in information technology, corporate strategy and ecommerce. |
| 2013-04-10 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney as Chief Information Officer and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President. He was also Senior Vice President and CIO for Southwest Airlines and partner at an IT management consultancy. |
| 2014-04-08 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems from 2004 to 2006 and served on assignment as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner from 2000 to 2004 at the Feld Group, an IT management consultancy firm later acquired by Electronic Data Systems. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. |
| 2015-04-09 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems from 2004 to 2006 and served on assignment as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner from 2000 to 2004 at the Feld Group, an IT management consultancy firm later acquired by Electronic Data Systems. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. |
| 2016-04-14 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems from 2004 to 2006 and served on assignment as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner from 2000 to 2004 at the Feld Group, an IT management consultancy firm later acquired by Electronic Data Systems. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. |
| 2017-04-13 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. |
| 2018-04-12 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer... Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner at an IT management consultancy firm... He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. |
| 2019-04-12 | Mr. Nealon joined J. C. Penney in 2006 as Chief Information Officer, and held that position until his promotion to Group Executive Vice President in 2010. Prior to joining J. C. Penney, he was with Electronic Data Systems from 2004 to 2006 and served on assignment as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southwest Airlines Co. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Nealon was a partner from 2000 to 2004 at the Feld Group, an IT management consultancy firm later acquired by Electronic Data Systems. He also spent 15 years at Frito-Lay, Inc., serving in critical roles across the information technology organization, including two years as Chief Information Officer. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2015-04-06 | Thomas M. Nealon served as Group Executive Vice President of J.C. Penney Company, Inc... The Board has concluded that Mr. Nealon should continue to serve as a Director for the Company for the following reasons... (i) Mr. Nealon brings a technology dimension to the Board: in his roles with J.C. Penney, Mr. Nealon oversaw J.C. Penney's Internet site, jcp.com, as well as other information technology, including the design and development of systems and infrastructure to support J.C. Penney's strategic business objectives; (ii) Mr. Nealon's technology expertise is particularly significant to the Company and the Board, particularly in his role as a member of the Company's Audit Committee, because of the continually increasing importance of technology and security to the success of the Company's strategic initiatives; and (iii) in his roles with J.C. Penney, Mr. Nealon was also responsible for corporate planning and strategy, which enables him to offer practical insight with respect to the Company's strategic initiatives and long-term operating plans. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-12