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Vercie L. Lark
Chief Information Officer
EMBARQ
Vercie Lark is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of EMBARQ. This NYSE-listed company has approximately 18,000 employees and operates in 18 states offering voice, data, high-speed internet, wireless, and entertainment services to more than 5 million customers.
Lark is responsible for strategy, planning and operations of internal IT systems, applications and communication services. Prior to becoming CIO, Lark was vice president of IT Infrastructure Services at EMBARQ, where he led teams responsible for IT data centers, voice and data communication services and computing platforms. Lark began work at EMBARQ during November 2005.
Prior to joining EMBARQ, Lark worked for four years at Hewlett Packard and approximately 12 years for Compaq Computer Corporation, where he held several executive leadership positions in IT and HP Managed Services. He currently serves on the technical advisory councils for Prairie View A&M and Florida A&M and is an active board member of the Boys Hope Girls Hope organization in Kansas City.
Lark earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Systems Engineering from Wright State University of Ohio in 1985 and subsequently began his career in technology as an Electrical Systems engineer at Monsanto Research Corporation.