Plus: Viyya Technologies Hires Former NYPD Detective as CIO Aluminum producer Alcoa appointed its CIO, Rudi Huber (pictured at left), to president of its European region last Friday. In his new position, Huber, 52, is responsible for coordinating HR, media, legal and government affairs for Alcoa’s operations in Europe and Russia. He replaces Ricardo Belda, who is retiring from Alcoa after a 38 year tenure at the end of 2006. Huber continues to report to Joseph Muscari, Alcoa’s EVP and CFO, and will be based at the company’s headquarters in Geneva. Huber joined Alcoa in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1981 as a credit manager. He moved up the ranks inside the company’s finance department, serving in a variety of different positions around the world. In 2000, Huber was named CIO. Yesterday, Richard Perine joined Viyya Technologies, a developer of a web-based application for managing information, as its CTO and CIO. Perine comes to the West Caldwell, N.J.-based company from the New York City Police Department (NYPD), where he most recently served as a project manager in its Office of Technology and Systems Development. During his 20-year tenure with the NYPD, Perine also served as a police officer, detective and sergeant, and spent the early part of his career in the Vice and Narcotics divisions of the NYPD’s Organized Crime Control Bureau. Lord only knows what kinds of characters he ran into in that position. Wonder if he had any encounters with the Gotti clan? Perine pioneered computer investigations within the NYPD while investigating Vice cases as a detective. He created and commanded the first Computer Crimes unit within the department in 1995 and later implemented and managed the first electronic case management system for the NYPD.Community Bancorp, a community bank holding company based in Las Vegas, hired Charles McCluer as its new SVP and CIO. McCluer most recently worked for Nevada First Credit Union as its CIO. Varsity Group moved its CFO into a new position. Jack Benson is now the company’s CIO and SVP of business development. 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