James Lance was named Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of BonTon, effective November 2003. Lance now reports to James H. Baireuther, Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to joining BonTon, Lance was Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. of Dayton, Ohio. He was with Elder-Beerman for 33 years, beginning his career in systems development, and serving in a number of development and management roles before being named Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, in 1987. Lance is a graduate of Wright State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management. He was recently appointed as a founding member of Wright State's Information Systems Advisory Board.
