Harleysville Insurance CIO Akhil Tripathi hired two new vice presidents: Jonathan Griggs and Brahm Sharma joined the Harlesville, Penn.-based company from BearingPoint. Tripathi named Griggs VP of insurance management systems and appointed Sharma vice president of resource management. For more information on Griggs’ and Sharma’s backgrounds, see the press release. Certain Software promoted Jonathan Dodson to CIO and hired Michael Winner as its new CTO, reporting to Dodson. Dodson is responsible for the online registration software provider’s IT strategy and infrastructure while Winner leads the company’s software development and quality assurance processes. Dodson has worked for Certain Software for five years. Winner most recently led George P. Johnson’s worldwide technology team. Ron Chandler left Irwin Financial Corp. earlier this year after his position as CIO of Irwin Union Bank was eliminated. Chandler says he had been considered for the corporate CIO post at Irwin Financial but removed his name from consideration after finding that the corporate CIO job would require more travel than the Indianapolis to San Francisco jaunts he was making every other week. Irwin Financial hired Jim Burke as its corporate CIO last spring. Related content Interview CIO Karriem Shakoor on harnessing the power of data democratization The UL Solutions tech chief aims to empower business stakeholders and improve marketing and sales effectiveness through comprehensive data transformation. By Martha Heller Mar 22, 2023 5 mins Data Management IT Leadership Feature New US CIO appointments, March 2023 Congratulations to these 'movers and shakers' recently hired or promoted into a new chief information officer role. By Martha Heller Mar 08, 2023 22 mins CIO Careers IT Leadership Interview From CIO to CEO: XPO’s Mario Harik on leveling up Since joining XPO in 2011 as CIO, Mario Harik has worked alongside founder Brad Jacobs to create a $7.7 billion business that has technology innovation in its DNA. Now he’s running the show, thanks in part to a keen understanding of how IT can By Martha Heller Mar 01, 2023 7 mins CEO CIO IT Leadership Interview Bijoy Sagar on driving digital transformation at Bayer and beyond The chief IT and digital transformation officer discusses the €44 billion ($48 billion) global company’s growth and innovation strategy — and how CIOs can prep their orgs to succeed. By Martha Heller Feb 15, 2023 7 mins Digital Transformation IT Leadership 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