MCWT Golf Classic CIO Auction Opens June 26

CLARKSTON – Don’t miss the chance to golf with the region’s most distinguished IT executives at this year’s MCWT Golf Classic on July 26. Auction bids will be accepted online via email beginning at 9 a.m. on June 26 and will close at noon on June 27.

Single Executive Bidding

George Surdu, CTO, Comerica

Dave Behen, CIO, State of Michigan

Tim McCabe, CIO, Delphi

Jamal Farhat, CIO, BorgWarner

*Minimum bid starts at $1,000, which includes a golf threesome for the winning bidder, plus the CIO. Bid increments must be $100 or higher.

Executive Pair Bidding*

Fred Killeen, Chief Technology Officer, General Motors, and

Dave Poirier, Executive Director, IT Performance, General Motors

Dan Mahlebashian, Chief Contracting Officer, General Motors, and

Bill Houghton, Executive Director, Corporate IT Solutions, General Motors

Tim Cox, Executive Director, Enterprise Solutions, General Motors, and Linda Kopchia, Director, Application Factories, General Motors

Vijay Sankaran, Executive Director, Application Delivery Services, Ford Motor and Jeff Lemmer, CIO, Ford Credit

Donna Cheesebrough, President, MCWT (2011/2012) and

Maru Flores, President, MCWT (2013/2014)

*Minimum bid starts at $2,000, includes a golf twosome for the winning bidder, plus the CIO pair. Bid increments must be $100 or higher.

Stage 1: CIO Auction opens at 9 a.m. on June 26. All bids should be submitted to Beth Brock. Bids will be accepted based on the timestamp on bid email. Bidders will receive an email when their bid is no longer the high bid, providing an opportunity to raise. Bids will be accepted until noon on June 27.

Stage 2: At noon on June 27, participating bidders will receive an email for one final opportunity to outbid the current bid by submitting a final bid by 4 p.m.

Winners will be announced via email July 1.

Contact Beth Brock with bid questions at (248) 529-3774, or Rita Barrios at 313.443.4782 with event questions.

Time: Registration begins at 10:00 a.m.; dinner registration begins at 5:30 p.m.

Place: Pine Knob Golf Course, 5580 Waldon Rd., Clarkston, MI 48348

Cost: Members: golf and dinner $140, dinner only is $55

Non-members: golf and dinner $165, dinner only is $65

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