Karen Renner,
Board of Directors

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Karen Renner is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Veritiv, a Fortune 100 company delivering packaging and facilities solutions.  Karen is responsible for developing and delivering an IT and digital transformation strategy that embeds digital thinking and delivery across the organization. She is responsible for developing the culture, capacity, and capability of the organization to assure digital thinking and delivery becomes fully entrenched in Veritiv. She leads the Veritiv IT team as well as the Transformation organization delivering strategic programs and continuous improvement programs across the organization. She develops strategies to increase the company’s overall productivity and the customer experience.

Prior to joining Veritiv, Renner held the positions of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for CommScope and CIO positions at aerospace-defense supplier Thales and aluminum producer Novelis. She also spent over 20 years at General Electric, where she led IT for the company’s security and digital energy businesses. Active in her profession, Ms. Renner joined the Board of Lenbrook in 2017 and is engaged in nonprofits to create lasting, positive change that makes a difference in lives and communities. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Auburn University and a MBA from Georgia State University.