The Timberland Co. confirmed that its CIO, Steve Brigham, will be leaving the company. His departure will be effective on October 31, 2005. Brigham succeeded Yusef Akyuz, who left Timberland in November 2000 to become CIO at The Stride Rite Corp. in Lexington, Mass. Brigham joined Timberland from Adaptive Broadband Corp., where he served as CIO and vice president of supply chain operations.