After searching externally for a new CIO, the University of Texas at Dallas settled on an internal candidate who’s also an alum for the position. James B. Gary, the university’s assistant vice president for information resources, was named to the top technology post today. Gary has worked for UT Dallas since 1998, when he joined the organization as a Unix systems admin. Prior to joining UT Dallas, he was a physicist in John Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Lab, taught astronomy at Richland Community College in Richardson, Texas, and practiced chemistry at Scientech in Carrollton, Texas. Arrowhead General Insurance Agency announced yesterday that it promoted its SVP of information systems, Stephen Boyd, to CIO. Boyd has worked for the San Diego, Calif.-based company since 1995 in a variety of functions, including underwriting, marketing and technology.Jim Haggarty joined design software company Quark as its new CIO. He reports to Ray Schiavone, president and CEO of the Denver-based company. Haggarty previously worked for Arbortext (now owned by Parametric Technology Corp.) as its vice president of IT, for Domtar Gypsum as its CIO, and for Domtar Inc. as a director of systems development. The 30-year IT veteran began his career with Bayer in Montreal. The Crider Center for Mental Health in Wentzville, Mo. promoted Mark Snowden to CIO. Snowden has worked for the company for nine years, most recently as its director of management information systems. 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