AIG, Sempra Energy, and Yale University are among several organizations that named new CIOs as the first quarter of FY17 comes to a close. Credit: Thinkstock As we get ready to welcome spring and to close out the first quarter of this year, we offer hearty congratulations to these new CIOs. Martha Gallo was promoted from chief auditor to CIO with AIG. Kevin Chase joined Sempra Energy as CIO. Previously, Chase served as CIO and senior vice president of Technology and Supply Chain at Energy Future Holdings. John Barden joined Yale University as associate vice president and CIO. Previously, Barden served as CTO & associate CIO, Applications & Architecture at the University of Rochester Abe Lietz has joined Kinder Care as Senior Vice President and CIO. Previously, Lietz was CIO and vice president, Customer Service Operations for Curves at Jenny Craig. Murat Ekinci joined Diebold as CIO. Previously, Ekinci served as executive vice president of managed services at Freudenberg IT. Chuck Fitch joined ResCare as Executive Vice President and CIO. Previously, Fitch was CIO and vice president, Information Technology at the University of Louisville Physicians. Harun Rashid joined Akron Children’s Hospital as vice president and CIO. Previously, Rashid was CIO (Children’s Hospital & Magee Women’s Hospital) at UPMC. Jacques Chitarra was appointed CIO for Nizhoni Health. Previously, Chitarra was associate CIO for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Jessica Denecour, senior vice president and CIO at Varian Medical Systems Inc., joined the board of directors for MobileIron. If you have CIO job news to share, please get in touch with me! Until next time- Martha Related content feature We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well As products become more based in software, CIO roles will increasingly align with CIOs who’ve been selling software for decades, like Jim Palermo, CIO of open source solution provider Red Hat. By Martha Heller Nov 15, 2023 7 mins CIO Software Deployment Marketing feature New US CIO appointments, November 2023 Congratulations to these 'movers and shakers' recently hired or promoted into a new chief information officer role. By Martha Heller Nov 08, 2023 9 mins CIO Careers IT Leadership interview How Huber spurs innovation in a historically decentralized business With IT/OT convergence, digital technologies, and the growing importance of data, Huber CIO Dwain Wilcox leads the creation of a cross-functional, cross-business innovation engine. By Martha Heller Aug 23, 2023 6 mins CIO Enterprise Cloud Management interview CIO Ryan Snyder on the benefits of interpreting data as a layer cake Thermo Fisher Scientific CIO Ryan Snyder discusses a tiered model used to turn data into value at the $40 billion laboratory equipment and instrument maker. By Martha Heller Aug 02, 2023 8 mins CIO Data Architecture Data Governance Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe