The Judges of the 2008 Ones to Watch Awards

Introducing the esteemed panel of judges, drawn from the ranks of the CIO Executive Council, who judged the 2008 awards

Tue, April 29, 2008

The 2008 Ones to Watch nominees were critiqued by three members of our Ones to Watch judging panel, who are all CIOs and members of the CIO Executive Council.

The Honorees
Meet the winners.

Selection Methodology
Learn why they were selected.

Self Assessment Tool
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Michael Abbene
VP & CIO
Arch Coal

Jackie Barretta
VP & CIO
Con-Way Inc.

Catherine Boivie
SVP of IT
Pacific Blue Cross

Larry Bonfante
CIO
United States Tennis Association

Catherine Brauer
CIO & VP of Information Systems Mutual Fund Technology
Prudential Investments

George Chappelle
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Sara Lee Foods

George Conklin
SVP & CIO
CHRISTUS Health

Jody Davids
EVP & CIO
Cardinal Health

Mitch Davis
CIO
Bowdoin College

Joe Drouin
CIO
TRW

Jeri Dunn
CIO
Bacardi

Thomas Henkel
VP, Global IT
Amer Sports Europe Services

Charles Hunsinger
CIO
Corporate Express North American Office Products

Steven John
CIO
H.B. Fuller Co.

Kumud Kalia
CIO & EVP, Customer Operations
Direct Energy

Ron Kifer
Group VP & CIO
Applied Materials

George Lin
CIO
Dolby Laboratories Inc.

Gerry McCartney
VP of IT & CIO
Purdue University

Steven McIntosh
SVP & CIO
Jackson Enterprises

Rebecca Rhoads
VP & CIO
Raytheon

Ray Schmidt
Former CIO
PCAOB

Brian Shield
EVP & CIO
The Weather Channel

Gregory Smith
VP & CIO
World Wildlife Fund

Richard Toole
CIO
PharMerica Inc.

John Von Stein
EVP & CIO
Options Clearing Corp.

David Wagner
CIO
ON Semiconductor

Diane Wallace
CIO
State of Connecticut

Scott Wesson
CIO
AIMCO

Carl Wilson
EVP & CIO
Marriott International

Gordon Wishon
CIO & Associate VP & Associate Provost
University of Notre Dame

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