Plus: Freddie Mac Gets a New CIOLast week, Mac & Cheese maker Kraft announced some cheese-moving among its management team. Two of the executives staying put at the dinner—er, decision-making table—are David Brearton and Alene Korby. As part of the executive management realignment, Brearton was named EVP of Global Business Services & Strategy. In his new position, Brearton oversees information systems, business process improvement, and mergers and acquisitions. He reports to Kraft’s big cheese (What can I say? I can’t help myself) Irene Rosenfeld. Kraft’s EVP and CIO Alene Korby is now also responsible for managing the company’s outsourced and shared services. Last Friday Freddie Mac announced that it had hired James Hughes as its new SVP and CIO. Hughes, 48, starts his new job on September 25 and will report to Joseph A. Smialowski, Freddie Mac’s EVP for operations and Technology. He most recently worked for Cleveland-based National City Corp. where he served as CIO and EVP and branch banking division head. Joseph McCartin currrently serves as National City’s CIO. James Witkins last held the CIO role at Freddie Mac. 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