Borders names two new IT execs

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Borders Group announced two appointments within its Information Technology group: Scott Laverty, CIO, and Paul Devitt, director, e-commerce Systems.

Prior to joining Borders Group, Laverty was a partner with IBM for two years where he was the SAP retail practice leader for the United States and directed programs for leading cosmetic and optical retailers. From 2001 through 2006, he was a senior manager with Deloitte Consulting where he was the North American Oracle Retail practice leader, which included project management for a variety of retailers, including a leading bookseller, home building and supplies retailer, furniture merchant and an office supplies and services retailer, among others.

At Borders, Laverty is responsible for the overall vision, strategic direction and tactical execution of all information technology systems and solutions that support the company's business operations, which include approximately 1,000 Borders and Waldenbooks stores, the Borders.com e-commerce site, and the company's distribution facilities and corporate headquarters.

Before joining Borders Group, Devitt was senior manager of e-commerce technologies at Circuit City for three years, where he managed Web development, contact center infrastructure and cross-channel integration for circuitcity.com. From 2001 through 2006, Devitt worked for Capital One in a variety of management roles including leading IT teams within operations, risk management and information security.

At Borders, Devitt oversees the design, architecture and implementation efforts for the company's e-commerce systems ensuring that they are aligned with the organization's business priorities and meet key functional, technical, cost and operational requirements.