Penson Worldwide hired William McLemore as its SVP and CTO. McLemore comes to the Dallas-based provider of execution, clearing, settlement and custody services for the global securities markets from SunGard Phase3, where he served as senior vice president of product development and professional services.Government Computer News (GCN) reports that Dennis Shaw is leaving his post as CIO of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. at the end of the month. He has plans to launch his own consulting firm. Smithsonian CTO Ann Speyer will serve as acting CIO in Shaw’s absence until the agency finds a successor. Rudi Machilek joined BrightStar Communications of Raleigh, N.C. as its new CIO. Federal Computer Week (FCW) reported on Tuesday that SAP tapped a former public sector CIO to take charge of its global public sector business unit. Rod Massey, SAP’s new VP, previously served as CIO of Clark County, Nev. He also worked for the cities of Palo Alto and Milpitas, Calif. and Scottsdale, Ariz. 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