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Tyson Foods promotes two to CTO and CIO positions
Danyel Bischof-Forsyth, CTO, Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods
Doug Kulka, CIO, Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest food companies, announced the appointments of CTO Danyel Bischof-Forsyth and CIO Doug Kulka. Founded in 1935, Tyson has a broad portfolio of products and brands, including Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Sara Lee, Barber, and more. Kulka most recently served as VP of Delivery-as-a-Service IT. He first came to Tyson in 2017 from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and holds a BS degree in Finance from University of Connecticut. Bischof-Forsyth first joined Tyson in 2018 and most recently served as VP IT – Poultry, Prepared Foods, and Customer Enablement. Earlier, she had a lengthy career with Hallmark Cards. Bischof-Forsyth earned a BS degree in Computer Science and an MBA from The University of Kansas.
Southwest Airlines names Lauren Woods as CIO
Lauren Woods, CIO, Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest operates in 121 airports across 11 countries. Woods first joined Southwest in 2010 and most recently held the position of Vice President. Prior to Southwest, she worked in the management consulting firm Diamond Management & Technology (now PWC). She holds a BS degree from Cornell University.
Greg Fancher joins PetSmart as CITO
Greg Fancher, CITO, PetSmart
PetSmart
Founded in 1987, PetSmart is a specialty pet retailer with more than 1,660 locations in North America. Fancher joins PetSmart from EXPRESS, where he served as CTO. Previously, he served as CIO at Taco Bell and held other roles at lululemon and Gap. Fancher earned a Bachelor of Arts focusing on economics from Colgate University and a Master of Science in Information Systems from San Francisco State University.
Mark Mazurkiewicz is CIO of Protective Industrial Products
Mark Mazurkiewicz, CIO, Protective Industrial Products
Protective Industrial Products
Founded in 1984 and based outside Albany, NY, PIP is a leading manufacturer and distributor of personal protective equipment. Most recently, Mazurkiewicz was CIO of Alkegen. He earned a BA in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University at Buffalo.
Keith Aulson named CIO at Malibu Boats
Keith Aulson, CIO, Malibu Boats
Malibu Boats
Malibu Boats is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a diverse range of recreational powerboats under a range of brands including Malibu, Axis, Cobalt, Pursuit, and more. Aulson joins Malibu Boats from Ingram Barge Co. Prior to that, he held roles at Brandt Engineering, SourceHOV, and The Turner Corporation. Aulson earned his MBA from Southern Methodist University and his BS from Texas A&M University.
Sean Moore rejoins CJ Logistics America as CIO
Sean Moore, CIO, CJ Logistics America
CJ Logistics America
CJ Logistics America provides integrated supply chain services in North America, including 80+ warehousing, transportation, and freight forwarding operations across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Moore was Senior Director of IT, Business Applications at CJ Logistics America from 2014-2017. Prior to rejoining the company as CIO, he was Digital Integration Director at RSM US in Raleigh, NC, and CIO at IMPLUS in Durham, NC. Moore has a BS in Civil Engineering and an MBA from Bradley University.
GA Telesis appoints Darryl Maraj as its first global CIO
Darryl Maraj, CIO, GA Telesis
GA Telesis
GA Telesis is a provider of integrated services in the commercial aviation industry. Maraj has been with GA Telesis for 10 years, most recently serving as CTO, Digital Innovation Group. He holds a BS in Marketing and an MBA in Finance from Florida Atlantic University.
Seneca Gaming names Les Leonard CIO
Les Leonard, CIO, Seneca Gaming
Seneca Gaming
Seneca Gaming Corporation (SGC) is a wholly owned, tribally chartered corporation of the Seneca Nation of Indians (Nation) which operates all of the Nation’s Class III gaming operations in Western New York. Leonard most recently served as Seneca Gaming Corporation’s Vice President of IT Business Solutions since 2019. He held previous roles at Resorts World Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation, and Genesis Health Ventures. He is a U.S. Army Veteran and was a Communications Officer in the White House Communications Agency. Leonard earned a Bachelor in Technology degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus.
Peter Weis appointed CIO of ITS Logistics
Peter Weis, CIO, ITS Logistics
ITS Logistics
ITS Logistics offers a suite of network transportation solutions across North America as well as omnichannel distribution and fulfillment services. Before joining ITS, Weis served as Global CIO for Matson Navigation and taught an IT leadership course at the University of California, Berkeley for five years. Weis earned a Bachelor’s degree from University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.
Sumaria Systems Names Alex Wong as CIO
Alex Wong, CIO, Sumaria Systems
Sumaria Systems
Sumaria Systems, headquartered in Peabody, MA, provides professional, technology, engineering, and management services to the US Government. Before joining Sumaria, Alex held IT leadership positions at several fortune 500 firms. Wong has a Master of Science degree in computer engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Jay Brodsky joins American Association for the Advancement of Science as CIO
Jay Brodsky, CIO, AAAS
AAAS
AAAS has individual members in more than 91 countries around the globe and is a multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research. Prior to AAAS, Brodsky held roles at American Geophysical Union, Thompson Media Group, and Atlantic Media Company. He holds a degree in computer science engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, and a masters in cybersecurity strategy from The George Washington University.
R&R Express selects Mark Ohlund as CIO
Mark Ohlund, CIO, R&R Express
R&R Express
R&R Express is a provider of logistics multi-mode transportation solutions. Ohlund was formerly the CIO of American Expediting and Armada. He earned a BS in Applied Mathematics andComputer Science and an MS in Industrial Administration, both from Carnegie Mellon University.
Sage Dental Group promotes Daniel Mirsky to CIO
Sage Dental Group provides dental care to over one million patients through its practice network, which offers general, specialty, and cosmetic dental care. Mirsky first joined Sage in 2018 and most recently served as VP of IT. Prior to that, he was VP of IT at Vision Group Holdings. Mirksy earned a degree in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement from Palm Beach State College.
New CIO appointments, February 2023
Brown-Forman promotes Larry Combs to newly created role of CIO
Jared Price promoted to CIO at AMP
Rick Johnson named CDO at Marvin
Pritchard Industries appoints Chris Conway to CIO post
TYLin welcomes Stephen Cayea as CIO
Tarleton State University names Zach Gorman CIO
Joe Vande Kieft Named Central College’s CIO
Leaf Home hires Klarissa Marenitch as CIO
Matt Deres appointed CIO at Quest Software
Fleming Meng appointed CIO at Veritone
Michele Stanton joins HGA as CIO
Vijay Menta named CIO at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quorum Software appoints Jan Manning as CIO
Steve Sharkey is the new CIO at Sunland Asphalt & Construction
Lubrizol appoints Shuja Ishrat as CIO
NCB Management Services hires Leonard Yampolsky as CIO
Zoom Appoints Cindy Hoots to Board of Directors
New CIO appointments, January 2023
Centene announces Brian LeClaire as CIO
Brad Miller joins Moderna as CIO
Colgate-Palmolive promotes David Foster to CIO
Annlea Rumfola named CIO of Yellow
Chicago Public Schools appoints Norman Fleming as CIO
Sampath Narayanan announced as CIO for Panoramic Health
Schneider Electric appoints Robert Cain as CIO for North America
Vantage Data Centers names Purnima Wagle as CIO
Eliassen Group Appoints Rob Waddell as First CIO
Quickbase Names Dalan Winbush as New CIO
Nathan Thompson assumes the role of CIO of UBC
Keith Golden joins RGP as CIO
Thanigs Muthu announced as new CIO of LBMC
Associated Banc-Corp announces Terry L. Williams as CIO
Omer Grossman named Global CIO of CyberArk
Baiju Thakkar named CIO of Supreme Lending
New CIO appointments, December 2022
Apple names Timothy Campos as new CIO
Planet Fitness announces Paul Barber as CIO
Daniel J. Barchi named as CommonSpirit Health CIO
NCR has named Patricia Watson as CIO
David Yurman announces Christian Fortucci as CIO
Open Lending appoints Thinh Nguyen as CIO
Zoetis’ CIDO, Wafaa Mamilli, expands role to lead two major markets and customer experience
Extended Stay America announces John LaPlante as CIO
Mary Beth Eckert hired as CIDO of Pacific Life
Sumit Nair joins Essential Utilities as CIO
Hussmann announces Erin Williams as CIO
Douglas Torre joins White Plains Hospital as CIO
Smoothie King announces Juan Salas as CIO
Jess Evans named CIO for Vanderbilt University
New CIO appointments, November 2022
Karen Higgins-Carter joins Gilbane Building Co. as CIDO
Atefeh (“Atti”) Riazi Named CIO of Hearst
Jim Palermo moves into CIO role at Red Hat
Etsy names Rachana Kumar Chief Technology Officer
Crowley names Erika Graziuso as CIO
Thorlabs announces Michael Cheng as new head of IT
BakerHostetler names Katherine Lowry as CIO
Sheila Carpenter appointed CIO at Everbridge
Southwell welcomes James ‘Jamey’ Pennington as new CIO
Krishna Seetharam announced as new CIO of CyrusOne
Joyce Oh joins Moffitt Cancer Center as CIO
Columbia Bank appoints Manesh Prabhu as CIO
Scott Frost named CIO at 3Pillar Global
Pam Presswood is named CIO of Valor
Brian Wesselhoff promoted to CIO at Waterstone Mortgage
Alice Fournier joins ISS as CIO for Americas Region
New CIO appointments, October 2022
Allstate names Zulfi Jeevanjee to newly created CIO position
The NFL hires Gary Brantley as new CIO
Grady Ligon joins RE/MAX as CIO
XPO promotes Jay Silberkleit to CIO
Chevron Phillips Chemical expands remit of CIO Allison Martinez
Delta Dental of California promotes two executives into CIO and CTO roles
Ryan Olivier is named CIO of AAM (American Axle & Manufacturing)
Excela Health welcomes Vasanth Balu as CIO
Velcro Companies selects Rob Trotter as CIO
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino welcomes Garret Finocchiaro as its first CIO
Slalom hires Michelle Grover as first CTO
Sharon Pitt is named CIO at Brown University
University of Cincinnati hires Bharath Prabhakaran as CDO
Vuori Clothing names Bryan Muehlberger to be its CIO
Eduard de Vries is named CIO for Axia Women’s Health
Matt Postulka returns to Arbella Insurance as CIO
Biju Samuel joins Frazier & Deeter as CIO
Creative Testing Solutions welcomes new CIO Jeff Modell
TGen names Kevin Campbell CIO
New CIO appointments, September 2022
Walgreens Boots Alliance appoints Hsiao Wang as CIO
American Airlines Names Ganesh Jayaram CDIO
Fletcher Previn is named CIO of Cisco Systems
Mike Sullivan promoted to CIO of Post Holdings
Omni Hotels & Resorts hires Lance Kobza as CIO
Water Street Healthcare Partners appoints Deepak Batheja as CIO
Aon appoints James Platt as Chief Digital Officer and Mindy Simon as Chief Operating Officer
Conagra promotes Tracy Schaefer to CIO
Robert Curtis is named IT leader at Danbury Mission Technologies
RealTruck hires Tom Luttrell as its first CIO
Wesley Eugene has been named CIO at IDEO
Andy Rhodes named CIO at Ultimate Medical Academy
Amit Gaur joins HALO Branded Solutions as CIO
Archkey Solutions names Scott Welch to lead IT
REV Group hires Sagar Murty as CIO
Marcus Manning is named CIO of Smart Financial Credit Union
Mark Sander is the new CDIO at Azurity Pharmaceuticals
Allied Electronics & Automation Appoints Jason Taylor as CIO
Michael Early is named CTO of Francesca’s
New CIO appointments, August 2022
Michelle Greene is the new CIO at Cardinal Health
United Airlines announces technology leadership promotions
McDonald’s appoints Brian Rice as CIO
Kimberly-Clark names Zack Hicks as chief digital and technology officer
Hyatt Hotels appoints Eben Hewitt as CIO
Kohl’s promotes Siobhan McFeeney to CTO
Denise Fleming is named CIO of Becton Dickinson
Bobby Aflatooni joins Dollar Tree as CIO
Patty Patria is named CIO of Babson College
Sevita hires Patrick Piccininno to be its CIO
Sharay Erkine is named CIO of Atlanta Community Food Bank
Cranial Technologies names Pete Foster CIO
Ryan Specialty hires Bradley Bodell as CIO
Dwain Wilcox joins J.M. Huber as CIO
Amalgamated Family of Companies announces Sanjay Chojar as CIO
Xerxes Gazder appointed as CIO of AAON
Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena announce Chief Innovation and Technology Officer Kimberly Rometo
Steve Klohn is named CIO of Dave & Buster’s
Julie Nash promoted to CIO at Arlo Technologies
Tom Sweet is named CIO of Industrial Refrigeration Pros
Christian Eidt joins Davis-Standard as CIO
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America selects Travis Gibson to be CTO
The Federal Communications Commission names Allen Hill as CIO
Owens & Minor elects Carissa Rollins to its board of directors
New CIO appointments, July 2022
Neeru Arora named CIO and CDO for Volkswagen Group of America
Monica Caldas will become CIO of Liberty Mutual
Deere promotes CIO Raj Kalathur to CFO, appoints Ganesh Jayaram as new CIO
Ingersoll Rand Names Kathryn Freytag Chief Information Officer
eXp World Holdings names Shoeb Ansari as CIO
FM Global promotes Todd Mazza to CTO
Enovis names Ariane Schiereck Chief Digital and Information Officer
Colonial Pipeline names Darrell Riekena CIO
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announces Dorothea (“Dori”) Henderson as CDIO
Carol Lee Joins La-Z-Boy as CIO
Webster Bank appoints Vikram Nafde as CIO
Skillsoft has named Orla Daly as CIO
Brad Warezak Joins Rocket Lab as CIO
Milton’s Distributing and Gordon Logistics hires Scott Gardner as CIO
Baystate Health names Kevin Conway CIDO
Nicole White Joins Odyssey Logistics & Technology as CIO
FuelCell Energy hires John Dutsar to lead IT
Limbach Holdings promotes Christos Ruci to CIO
Yale University elevates John Barden’s CIO role
Medtronic appoints Lidia Fonseca as a new board director
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