New US CIO appointments, July 2022

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New CIO appointments, July 2022

Neeru Arora named CIO and CDO for Volkswagen Group of America

Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe, whose brands include Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, and Volkswagen. In this newly created role, Arora will focus on creating a comprehensive digital and data strategy. For the past four years, she was SVP and CIO for Volkswagen Credit. Prior to joining VWGoA, Arora held a series of technology and business leadership roles with McKinsey, UBS, and the Chicago Board of Trade. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from Loyola University of Chicago.

Monica Caldas will become CIO of Liberty Mutual

Liberty Mutual

Headquartered in Boston, Liberty Mutual is the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer and is ranked 78th on the Fortune 100 list. Current CIO James McGlennon announced that he will retire at the end of 2022 after leading the $48B company’s global technology organization for the past 15 years. Caldas will assume her new role in January 2023. She joined Liberty Mutual in 2018 and was named Deputy CIO earlier this year. Previously she spent 17 years at GE. Caldas earned a BS in Management Information Systems from University of Connecticut, and an MBA from Penn State University.

Deere promotes CIO Raj Kalathur to CFO, appoints Ganesh Jayaram as new CIO

Deere & Co.

Deere & Co. is one of the world’s largest makers of farming, construction, forestry, and lawn care equipment. Kalathur was recently promoted from CIO to CFO, and he will continue to have oversight of the IT function. Jayaram, who first joined Deere in 2016, has been promoted to CIO to replace Kalathur. Jayaram’s last role at the $44 billion company was VP, Information Technology. He holds a B.Tech. degree in Ceramic Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Northwestern University.

Ingersoll Rand Names Kathryn Freytag Chief Information Officer

Ingersoll Rand is a $5.2B global provider of mission-critical flow creation products and industrial solutions. Freytag most recently served as EVP and CIO for iFit. Prior to that, she served as CIO for Donaldson Companies. Freytag earned an MBA from University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree from Iona College.

eXp World Holdings names Shoeb Ansari as CIO

eXp World Holdings is a $3.3B global real estate company and the holding company for eXp Realty, Virbela and SUCCESS Enterprises. Previously, Ansari served as CTO for RealPage, a SaaS provider of property management systems. Earlier in his career, he was CIO of Travel Leaders Group and PR Newswire (Cision). Ansari earned a bacherlor’s degree in Computer Sciences from University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

FM Global promotes Todd Mazza to CTO

FM Global

FM Global is a mutual insurance company specializing in property and casualty, including specialized products for ocean cargo, construction, and cyber resilience. Mazza first joined the 187-year-old company in 2021 as VP of Enterprise Technical Capabilities. Previously, he as VP of IT at Rockwell Automation. Mazza earned a BA degree from University of Central Florida.

Enovis names Ariane Schiereck Chief Digital and Information Officer

Enovis

Earlier this year Colfax separated from ESAB and rebranded as Enovis Corporation, a medical technology company specializing in orthopedic medical device solutions and services. Previously, Schiereck was global CIO at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. She holds an MBA from Lehigh University and a Bachelor of Science from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Colonial Pipeline names Darrell Riekena CIO

Colonial Pipeline

Based in Georgia, Colonial Pipeline connects refineries in the Gulf Coast with customers and markets throughout the Southern and Eastern U.S. through a pipeline system of over 5,500 miles. Most recently, Riekena served as the CIO for six years at Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC). He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management Information Systems from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announces Dorothea (“Dori”) Henderson as CDIO

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

CareFirst is the largest not-for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, providing services to 3.6 million individuals and employers. Henderson joined CareFirst in August 2021 as VP of Cloud Engineering & Technology Operations. Earlier, she served as Vice President of Business Aviation Digital Solutions at Collins Aerospace, a division of Raytheon Technologies. Henderson earned a BS degree in Finance and Accounting from Penn State University.

Carol Lee Joins La-Z-Boy as CIO

La-Z-Boy

La-Z-Boy Incorporated is one of the world’s leading residential furniture producers. The $2.4B public company also operates hundreds of stores as well as Joybird, an e-commerce retailer. Prior to joining La-Z-Boy, Lee served as VP of Information Technology at Consolidated Hospitality Supplies. Earlier, she worked for Target, Sears, and Kraft Heinz. Lee earned a bachelor’s degree in retail merchandising and management from University of Wisconsin.

Webster Bank appoints Vikram Nafde as CIO

Webster Bank

Headquartered in Stamford, CT, Webster is a leading commercial bank in the Northeast region. Nafde joined Webster in 2020 as SVP, Head of Software Engineering, Digital Delivery and Agility. Previosuly, he held a variety of technology leadership roles with Bridgewater Associates, GE Asset Management, Genpact, and Starwood. Nafde earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology and an MBA in Finance and IT from University of Connecticut.

Skillsoft has named Orla Daly as CIO

Skillsoft

Founded in 1998, Skillsoft is a global provider of corporate digital learning services. Daly started her role in March. Previously, she was VP of IT and Digital Organizational Change Management at National Grid. Prior to that, she was VP of IT Marketing at Dell. Daly studied international marketing and languages at Dublin City University in Ireland, and earned a master’s degree in IT from Stirling University in Scotland.

Brad Warezak Joins Rocket Lab as CIO

Rocket Lab

Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab USA is an end-to-end aerospace company delivering launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, satellite components, and more. Warezak joins the company as its first ever CIO, bringing experience from IT leadership roles at Howmet Aerospace, Broadcom, and Peoplesoft. He earned an MBA with a focus on Information Systems from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor degree in Operations and Logistics Management from Michigan State University.

Milton’s Distributing and Gordon Logistics hires Scott Gardner as CIO

Milton’s Distributing and Gordon Logistics

Milton’s Distributing, Gordon Logistics and Hope Beverage is a family-owned group of companies in the business of importation and wholesale distribution of wines and spirits, and third-party logistics. Most recently, Gardner was the CIO of Ira Green, a manufacturer and wholesaler based in Providence, RI. He earned a BS in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and an MS in Information Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford, CT.

Baystate Health names Kevin Conway CIDO

Baystate Health

Baystate Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system serving over 800,000 people throughout western New England. Conway most recently served as client executive for Tegria Services Group, a healthcare technology firm. Prior to that, he was CIO of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center from 2016 to 2021. Conway attended Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA.

Nicole White Joins Odyssey Logistics & Technology as CIO

Odyssey Logistics & Technology

Odyssey is a global logistics company providing intermodal, rail, ground transportation, warehousing, freight forwarding, and other services. Previously, White was CIO at Redwood Logistics, and before that she was VP of Global IT Strategic Projects at XPO Logistics. She was named Chicago CIO of the Year in 2021 (ORBIE award), and Charlotte CIO of the Year in 2019. White holds a bachelor’s degree of Business Administration from Western Michigan University and an MBA with Distinction from DePaul Graduate School of Business in Chicago.

FuelCell Energy hires John Dutsar to lead IT

FuelCell Energy

FuelCell Energy develops and deploys state-of-the-art clean energy solutions. Previously, Dutsar was Director of Information Technology at Prestige Consumer Healthcare. Earlier, he held senior IT positions at Pepperidge Farms, Gartner, and PepsiCo. Dutsar earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA) in MIS from Western Connecticut State University.

Limbach Holdings promotes Christos Ruci to CIO

Limbach Holdings

Limbach is an integrated building systems provider, designing, building and maintaining all components of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and control systems. Ruci has been with the $570M public company since November 2020 as VP of Technology. Prior to joining the firm, he was in client facing roles at AgileThought, a digital consulting firm. He holds a BS degree in Computer Information Systems from University of Tampa.

Yale University elevates John Barden’s CIO role

Yale University

Yale announced that is has elevated the CIO John Barden’s position to Vice President for Information Technology, putting it at the level of university officer. Barden has been Yale’s CIO since 2017. Prior to coming to Yale, he was deputy CIO at the University of Rochester and a consultant with Arthur Andersen and BearingPoint. In a press release, Yale Vice President for Operations Jack Callahan Jr. said, “As an institution, Yale must permanently make ‘bits and bytes’ as important as ‘bricks and mortar,’” noting that the CIO is a cabinet-level position at many of Yale’s peer institutions.

Medtronic appoints Lidia Fonseca as a new board director

Pfizer

Medtronic is a leading global healthcare technology company with $30B in annual revenues.  Fonseca is currently EVP, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Pfizer, and from 2014 to 2018 she held the CIO role at Quest Diagnostics. She will serve on the Compensation Committee and Science and Technology Committee of the Medtronic Board. Fonseca was named on the 2022 Forbes CIO Next List recognizing the top 50 tech leaders who are redefining the CIO role and driving game-changing innovation. She was also recognized as one of the 50 Most Powerful Latinas in 2020 and 2021 by the Association of Latino Professionals for America, and has received many other awards and accolades. She currently serves on the U.S.-Japan Business Council. She earned a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

New CIO appointments, June 2022

Northwestern Mutual appoints Jeff Sippel Chief Information Officer

Brett Craig promoted to EVP & CIO at Target

Springs Window Fashions names Chetan Balsara CIO

Chris Clark joins Black Rifle Coffee Company as CTO

Brown & Brown hires Kiet Tran as CTO

Craig Kwiatkowski, PharmD, named CIO at Cedars-Sinai

Donatos names Steven Graves Chief Information Officer

XIFIN appoints John Kelly as Chief Information Officer

Cenlar FSB appoints Steven Taylor as SVP & CIO

Foley Equipment welcomes Kirk Hay as its new CIO

Lincoln Electric names Lisa Dietrich EVP & CIO

Brown Harris Stevens names Chris Reyes Chief Information & Product Officer

Adventist Health appoints Jennifer Stemmler as Chief Digital Officer

First Bank hires Terrence Thomas as CIO

Saket Srivastava joins Asana as CIO

Mike Macrie has joined Melissa & Doug as CIO

New CIO appointments, May 2022

The Home Depot Promotes Matt Carey to EVP of Customer Experience and names Fahim Siddiqui EVP and CIO

Deb Hall Lefevre hired as CTO of Starbucks

Dentons Names Ash Banerjee as Global Chief Information Officer

John Hill joins MSC Industrial Supply as SVP and Chief Digital Officer

Carhartt appoints Katrina Agusti as CIO

Lenovo adds CTO of Solutions & Services Group to Arthur Hu’s CIO responsibilities

AMD appoints Hasmukh Ranjan to SVP & CIO following Xilinx acquisition

Craig Richardville named CDIO at Intermountain Health after merger with SCL Health

FirstEnergy Promotes Ernest N. Maley to VP & CIO

OneDigital Hires Marcia Calleja-Matsko as CIO

CarParts.com names a new CTO and a new CIO

Jessie Minton is the new CIO at Washington University in St. Louis

U.S. Medical Management appoints Kristin Darby as CIO

The Lovesac Company Appoints Todd Duran as CIO

Shokie Lopez is Santa Cruz Bicycles’ new CIO

Supplemental Health Care names Simon Curtis Chief Digital Officer

City of Oakland appoints Tony Batalla as new CIO

New CIO appointments, April 2022

PayPal Appoints Archana (Archie) Deskus as EVP & CIO

Jennifer Hartsock joins Cargill as Chief Information & Digital Officer (CIDO)

Rite Aid expands Justin Mennen’s role

Juan Perez joins Salesforce as Chief Information Officer

Mark Bloom joins Gallagher as CIO

Republic National Distributing Co. names Sanjay Shringarpure as CIO

Keolis North America appoints Alex Wu as CIO

Chico Moline assumes CIO position at Amentum

Partha Srinivasa is the new EVP & CIO at Erie Insurance

Waitr names Matthew Coy Chief Information Officer

Michael Smith is named CIO at InnovaPrep

Illumina welcomes Carissa Rollins as Chief Information Officer

Serta Simmons Bedding announces Shoukat Ali Bhamani as its new CTO

The CIA appoints La’Naia Jones as CIO of the agency

Dr. Karl Mathias appointed CIO for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Boston Mayor appoints Santiago Garces as new CIO

Monogram Foods announces incoming CIO Dawn Drewry

Ann Madea has joined Simmons Bank as CIO

Matthew Gunkel is named Associate Vice Chancellor & CIO at UC Riverside

WOWorks hires Kyle Mark as its first CIO

Insight appoints Sumana Nallapati as CIO

New CIO appointments, March 2022

Sanofi selects Lakshmi Eleswarpu as SVP & Global CIO

Dupe Akinyede is named CIO of Resideo Technologies

CME Group promotes Sunil Cutinho to CIO

Joe Carroll Named CITGO Chief Information Officer

Mark Mospan is the new CIO at Foundation Partners Group

Painters Supply & Equipment appoints Tareq Falah to CIO post

MarketAxess announces new CIO, Nash Panchal

Just Born Quality Confections names Chidi Alams to CIO post

United Natural Foods elects Shamim Mohammad to its board of directors

Cadence Appoints Mary Louise Krakauer to Board of Directors

Former Morgan Stanley CIO, Sigal Zarmi, joins BigID’s board of advisors

New CIO appointments, February 2022

Wayfair names Fiona Tan Chief Technology Officer

USAA appoints Amala Duggirala to Enterprise CIO post

Sharmeelee Bala named CIO of J.C. Penney

U.S. Senate Confirms Kurt DelBene as CIO of the VA

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield appoints Cindy Langston as its first female CIO

FirstEnergy Names Steve Fortune Vice President & CIO

Research Triangle Institute International hires Jorge Elguera as CIO

Matthew Kurpinski named CIO for ITC Holdings

Matt Watkins is the new CIO at IMA Financial Group

EmployBridge appoints Don Sloan to Chief Digital Officer position

Neiman Marcus has promoted Vijay Karthik to SVP & CTO

Flexsys appoints Jose Boloqui to be CIO

Gelson’s Markets promotes Ron Johnson to VP & CIO

Integral Ad Science Appoints Robert Janecek as CIO

Innoveo Adds Veteran CIO Al-Noor Ramji to its Board of Directors

New CIO appointments, January 2022

TIAA Appoints Sastry Durvasula Chief Information & Client Services Officer

Fannie Mae appoints Ramon Richards as Chief Information Officer

John Sherman sworn in as Department of Defense Chief Information Officer

DXC Technology names Kristie Grinnell as its Chief Information Officer

Jane Moran has joined Mass General Brigham as CIDO

Genesys names Wesley Story Chief Information Officer

Farmers Business Network hires Kumud Kokal to be its first CIO

Dave Berry is the new CIO at Boardriders

Atlanticus Holdings promotes Kas Naderi to the CIO position

Matrix Medical Network Selects Tom Catchings as CIO

St. Luke’s names Chris Sorenson Chief Information Officer

Bindu Purushothaman named CIO of Satellite Healthcare

Ram Balasubramanian joins Canoo as Chief Information Officer