Yahoo‘s long-time CTO Farzad Nazem is leaving the Internet company on June 8. Nazem has worked for Yahoo since 1996. Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang will head up the technology group Nazem lead until a replacement is found. Chemtura Corp., a $3.7 billion manufacturer of specialty chemicals, hired Douglas Debrecht as its VP and CIO. Debrecht begins his new job in June and joins the Middlebury, Conn.-based company after a 12-year tenure with Raytheon. Debrecht most recently served as VP and CIO of Raytheon International. He held that position since 2004. Chemtura was attracted to his experience with Six Sigma, IT transformation and implementation, and global business as well as his technical and planning skills. Debrecht has a bachelor’s degree in physics and a master’s degree in engineering. Security technology company Passfaces Corp. appointed Mike Goff to its board of directors. Goff, a former CIO of T. Rowe Price Group, currently serves as an independent technology consultant in Baltimore, Md. 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