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Mario Maffie settling in as CIO at United Natural Foods
and helping accelerate the use of data and insights in support of UNFI ’ s customers and suppliers . He joins UNFI after a 24- year tenure at Mars where he held several key senior leadership positions within the technology department including director roles supporting Global Technology Transformation and End User Technologies . instrumental in enabling Mars to harness the power of data , analytics and automation . With his extensive experience in strategy creation and implementation and his reputation for fostering emerging talent , we are thrilled to have Mario on board . We anticipate significant contributions from him in this leadership capacity .”
In 2010 , Maffie was also part of the team that integrated Mars and Wrigley , leading to the successful unification of data centers , networks , infrastructure , service desks and the IT department .
Mario Maffie , CIO , United Natural Foods
Mario Maffie is settling in as CIO at United Natural Foods ( UNFI ).
Maffie took up the role in October and is leading the company ’ s IT team , overseeing critical network systems integration work
His expertise extends to launching a global master data platform with SAP MDG and heading the first global deployment at Mars of predictive AI-based financial performance tools .
Erin Horvath , COO , UNFI , said : “ Over the past two decades , Mario has been
Siemens confirms $ 150 million investment in helping power US data centers
Siemens is to invest $ 150 million in a new high-tech manufacturing plant in Dallas-Fort Worth to help power American data centers and critical infrastructure .
The plant will produce state-of-the-art reliable and efficient electrical equipment enabling accelerated growth of US data centers driven by the exponential adoption of generative AI .
Specifically , the investment supports long-term customers in the data center space , where demand is expected to grow by around 10 % annually through 2030 .
“ There ’ s never been a better time to invest in critical electrical infrastructure and green mobility to support the backbone of
America ’ s economy . The hardware and software we offer – produced through our expanded US manufacturing presence – will ensure that growing industries can meet demand while continuing to make progress in decarbonizing operations ,” said Roland Busch , President and CEO , Siemens AG .
Overall , the new projects are expected to create around 1,700 jobs in the US .
The new Fort Worth facility and the Grand Prairie and Pomona extensions will meet booming demand for the electrification of critical infrastructure – the likes of data centers , battery plants , semiconductor facilities and EV charging .
Production at the new facility in Fort Worth is expected to start in 2024 – gearing up for full operations in 2025 .
The factory will be built and operated using Siemens advanced manufacturing tools , including Digital Twin technology and hightech automation .
The Siemens Xcelerator portfolio will be used to capture and analyze data from the shopfloor on production and product performance in real time .
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