Ms. Christine Putur, also known as Chris, is the Chief Information Officer of Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), a specialty outdoor retailer. She has been a Director of Information Services Group, Inc. since March 19, 2014. She served as the Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Coach, Inc. since January 22, 2013. Ms. Putur has 25 years of broad-based and relevant IT experience. She has expertise and strong operational track record. She served as the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Staples, Inc. since July 2011. She was responsible for IT strategy and implementation globally for Staples. Over a 12-year period, Ms. Putur held successively senior IT roles within the Staples organization covering ecommerce, strategy, retail, supply chain and global corporate functions. She joined Staples in 1999 and held a variety of leadership positions. Prior to that, she worked at Digital Equipment Corporation, a vendor of computer systems, for 15 years and participated in its merger with Compaq Computer Corporation, a developer and seller of computers and related products and services. She holds a BA in Administrative Science/Math from Colby College and an MS in Management Information Systems from Boston University.