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With over 18 years of experience at Brown-Forman under his belt , this job has fallen partly into the capable hands of Tim Nall , Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Data Officer ( CIO / CDO ). With an acute understanding of the inner workings of the American company , married with a continuous improvement mindset , Nall and his team have ensured that IT no longer plays a back-end function but rather is a key strategic driver of Brown-Forman ’ s operations . “ Brown-Forman used to be a traditional place where IT was viewed as a back-office function ,” observes www . businesschief . com