Linda Beck, a one-time EarthLink CIO, was officially appointed president of EarthLink subsidiary New Edge Networks earlier this week. Beck had been serving as New Edge’s interim president since last August. She held that interim post while also serving as EarthLink’s EVP and general manager of its business solutions group. As the ISP’s EVP of operations, she was in charge of the company’s network operations’, software development, system administration, quality engineering and IT teams. She also served as EarthLink’s CIO and CTO. Gilbane Building Company hired Jonathan Rider as its new VP and CIO. Rider most recently worked for Monster Worldwide as the job board’s vice president of business and financial systems technologies. His accomplishments during his four year tenure with Monster include aligning IT goals with business goals, supporting the company’s growth and leading Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Federal Computer Week (FCW) reports that Edward Roback has been named acting CIO of the U.S. Treasury Department, succeeding Ira Hobbs, who retired on January 3, 2007. 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