Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. hired Larry Murphy as its new CIO. He reports to Joseph Lydon, president and chief operating officer of the San Diego-based mortgage banking company, and fills the vacancy created by the departure of James Pathman.Murphy, 63, was a private consultant in the financial services and technology sector in San Diego before joining Accredited. Previously, he was executive vice president of strategic planning for CoorsTek, a ceramics manufacturer based in Golden, Colo.; Pacific Region banking director for Accenture; chief of operations and technology at Union Bank of California; and president and CEO of Security Pacific Information Services, a division of Security Pacific Corp. (since merged into Bank of America).Thanks to the Movers & Shakers reader who told me he heard David Bowen had left his post as SVP and CIO of Blue Shield of California. A spokesperson for the health insurer confirmed that Bowen’s last day with the company was August 19, 2005 even though he remained listed on the company’s website as its SVP and CIO as of August 29. The spokesperson said she didn’t know why he left or where he went. If any of you hear rumors of CIOs getting hired or fired, let me know and I’ll find out whether they’re fact or fiction. 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