Ron Chandler has been named CIO at Harvard Business School. He brings extensive experience in IT leadership, technology design, and management both in academia and in professional and financial services organizations. He was previously CIO at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, as well as CIO for the Los Angeles Unified School system. Chandler holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and a BS degree in electrical engineering from Southern University.
Michael Wisler now CIO at M&T Bank
Michael Wisler has been named CIO at M&T Bank. He was most recently managing vice president of technology – North American Credit Cards with Capital One and held several other IT leadership roles with the company, which he joined in December 2000. Wisler has a BS degree from the University of Findlay and an MS degree in management of information technology from the University of Virginia.
Steve Phillips named CIO at Alorica
As CIO at Alorica, Steve Phillips heads up the company’s global IT team, with the goals of driving enterprise value and supporting a high-transaction environment through business-centered technology and business process-based solutions. He was most recently CIO for Avnet and presently chairs the board for Wick Communications. Phillips has a BSc degree in electronic engineering from the University of Essex and a post-graduate diploma in management studies and business administration from the University of West London.
Jennifer Greer-Glanville now CIO at ClubCorp
Jennifer Greer-Glanville has been named CIO of ClubCorp. Prior to that, she was vice president of IT, Enterprise Systems: HR, Finance and International Technologies with Sysco. She has a bachelor of business administration degree in management information systems from Texas A&M University.
Alex Durant promoted to CIO at Momentive
Alex Durant has been named CIO at Momentive. Prior to that, he was director of global IT infrastructure with the company and previously had spent several years in IT leadership roles with SABIC. Durant holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Northeastern University.
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New CIO appointments added July 24, 2018
Robert Wright promoted to executive vice president and CIO at Allegiant
Robert Wright has been named executive vice president and CIO at Allegiant.
Wright was previously serving as senior vice president of information systems for the company before becoming interim CIO. He joined the firm in 2009. In his new role, Wright will oversee all of the IT and IS teams for Allegiant. Wright has a BS degree in aviation management from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Sinclair Broadcast Group appoints Brian Bark as vice president/CIO
As vice president and CIO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Brian Bark will have ownership for the company’s workplace technology strategy, including creating a vision, goals, and digital strategy for IT-enabled business capabilities, as well as increasing automation, developing a next-gen traffic system, and monetizing ATSC 3.0. Previously, he was chief business and digital innovation strategist, North America for Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Bark has a bachelor’s degree in communication from North Carolina State University and a MS degree in information systems from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Sanjay Saggere named CIO by Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Sanjay Saggere
Sanjay Saggere was named Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Saggere joined the Colville Tribes earlier this year with more than 24 years of expertise in strategic innovation with state and local government and smart cities programs. He was previously employed as CIO for Svzn Company, as well as IT director for the Department of Health and Human Services for the State of North Carolina. Saggere is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Manjit Singh new CIO and group vice president of information systems for Toyota
Toyota Motor North America
Manjit Singh
Manjit Singh has been appointed CIO and group vice president of information systems for Toyota Motor North America. Singh joined the company from Clorox, where he was senior vice president and CIO. In his new role, he will lead strategy, development and operation of all information systems, solutions, and technology, while collaborating with the heads of mobility and connected technology. Singh has a BS degree in mathematics/computer science from State University of New York at Binghamton and an MS in computer science from Indiana University Bloomington.
Mitch Gersten promoted to CIO at Cox Automotive
Mitch Gertson has been named CIO at Cox Automotive. Gersten joined the company in 2008 and most recently held the role of vice president of enterprise platforms. In his new position as CIO, he is responsible for developing and overseeing Cox Automotive’s strategic business initiatives and aligning them to the global technology operations roadmap for enterprise business systems, enterprise infrastructure, and support. Gersten holds a BS degree in management information systems and finance from the State University of New York at Buffalo and an MBA in investment analysis and international finance from Baruch College.
Ted Geisler now vice president, CIO at Arizona Public Service
Ted Geisler has been named vice president and CIO at Arizona Public Service. Geisler was promoted from general manager, transmission and distribution operations to the CIO role and joined the company in 2001. He is currently responsible for the IT applications and infrastructure, including planning, architecture, development, and operations for the company. Geisler holds a BS degree from Colorado State University and an MBA, with an emphasis on strategy, from Arizona State University - W.P. Carey School of Business.
Jim Fowler named CIO for Nationwide
Jim Fowler has been named CIO for Nationwide. Fowler has been group CIO with GE – where he was employed for nearly 20 years in numerous technology leadership roles. He will lead the insurer’s technology strategy and IT capabilities for delivery of the company’s strategic business transformation programs. Fowler holds a BS degree in business administration, MIS and marketing from Miami University, as well as an MBA in business administration and management from Xavier University.
Mitsubishi Motors North America names Natalie Milton vice president and CIO
Mitsubishi Motors North America
Natalie Milton
Natalie Milton was named vice president and CIO of Mitsubishi Motors North America. She was promoted from senior director of information technology and regional CIO and has held a variety of IT leadership roles since she joined the company more than 25 years ago. In Milton’s new role, she supports IT systems for Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA), Mitsubishi Motors Sales of Canada (MMSCAN), Mitsubishi Motors Sales Caribbean, Inc. (MMSC), and Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America (MRDA). She is also responsible for establishing IT operations for Mitsubishi Motors de Mexico (MMdM).
Melissa Bell named CIO at Danaher
Melissa bell has been named CIO at Danaher. Bell had been vice president of HR operations, where she was responsible for Danaher’s global HR and U.S. payroll technology solutions, including services in 63 countries. She had held that role since 2015. Prior to joining the company in 2015, Bell was senior director of global HR technology & workforce analytics with Tyco International, and she has held IT leadership roles at ADT. Bell has a BA degree from Columbia University.
Jamie Head named CIO of OceanSpray
OceanSpray
Jamie Head
Jamie Head was appointed CIO of OceanSpray where he is responsible for the end-to-end global IT operations for the firm. He was previously with GSK Consumer Healthcare as head of IT Americas. Prior to that, Head was CIO for Mars Drinks. He has a BSc in business and IT from Aston University.
Mark Sherwood appointed senior vice president and CIO of Nuance Communications
Mark Sherwood has been named senior vice president and CIO of Nuance Communications. He was most recently vice president of IT, Global Business Applications with Symantec. Sherwood had previously been with Cisco in a variety of senior IT leadership roles. He has a BS degree from the University of California, Irvine and an MBA from California State Polytechnic University – Pomona.
Jason Lish promoted to CIO at Alight Solutions
Jason Lish has been named CIO of Alight Solutions. He was most recently CISO for the firm, and in his new role, he is responsible for the company’s overall digital, technology, enterprise risk, and security strategy, as well as execution with a consumer-centric focus. Previously, he was senior vice president of security technology and operations for Charles Schwab, where he was employed for several years. Lish holds a BS degree in business information systems from Bellevue University and an MBA from Ottawa University.
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New CIO appointments added June 12, 2018
Ben Pivar promoted to CIO at Carter’s
Ben Pivar has been named CIO at Carter’s. He was most recently vice president of retail IT with the firm and vice president of IT supply chain prior to that. Previously, he was senior vice president with Capgemini. Pivar has a Bechelor of Science degree in physics from the University of California, Irvine, and he holds an MBA in operations, marketing from the University of Virginia – Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.
Allan Cockriel now senior vice president global CIO with Petrofac
Petrofac
Allan Cockriel
As senior vice president and global CIO at Petrofac, Allan Cockriel will be responsible for driving the company’s continued digital transformation, as well as for IT and service delivery.
Cockriel comes to the company from GE, where he was for several years, working in various divisions such as GE Oil & Gas and GE Power, for which he was most recently vice president IT/global executive CIO. Cockriel holds a BSBs in management information systems, corporate finance, and risk management from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Shahid Sumar appointed CIO for Bank Albaraka Pakistan
Bank Albaraka Pakistan
Shahid Sumar
Shahid Sumar has been named CIO of Bank Albaraka Pakistan. Prior to that, he was CIO at Summit Bank, Pakistan, a position he’d held for more than seven years. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Karachi, and a master’s degree in computer science, software engineering from Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology.
Lety Duran Nettles named CIO for Novant Health
As CIO at Novant Health, Lety Duran Nettles is responsible for enhancing the digital experience for patients and employees, as well as providing superior IT capabilities in order that the healthcare provider delivers a “remarkable patient experience, in every dimension, every time.” She was most recently vice president of digital technology strategy & portfolio at Baker Hughes. Nettles has a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Texas State University.
Paola Arbour appointed CIO for Tenet Healthcare
Paola Arbour was named CIO of Tenet Healthcare. As such, she will have enterprise-wide responsibility for all of IT. She will also be driving transformation and building consumer-oriented technology strategies. Arbour was most recently president at ProV Interational, and prior to that, she was vice president of services global delivery for ServiceNow. Arbour has a degree from Michigan State University.
Sally Gilligan promoted to CIO at Gap Inc.
Gap Inc.
Sally Gilligan
As CIO of Gap Inc., Sally Gilligan oversees the company’s technology organization, driving retail, e-commerce, and global enterprise technology. Most recently, Gilligan was senior vice president of product operations and supply chain strategy, a role she’d held since 2015. She has been with Gap since 2004. Gilligan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from University of Chicago.
Rajesh Kulkarni named vice president and CIO at Lehigh Hanson
Rajesh Kulkarni has been named vice president and CIO at Lehigh Hanson. He came tothe company from Titan America, where he had been vice president and CIO. Kulkarni has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Amravati, a master’s degree in information technology, IT system design, development, and implementation from Savitribai Phule Pune University, and an MBA in international business management from the University of Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York.
Stephen Gold named Chief Technology and Digital Operations Officer at Hudson’s Bay
As chief technology and digital operations officer at Hudson’s Bay, Stephen Gold will lead the technology and digital strategy for HBC, aligning digital operations and technical teams under one Center of Excellence for the company. Prior to coming to Hudson’s Bay, he was executive vice president of technology operations and innovation and CIO at CVS Health. And before that, he was senior vice president and CIO for Avaya. Gold holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Saint John’s University.
Dave & Buster’s hires JP Hurtado for CIO
JP Hurtado, a senior level technology executive with nearly 20 years of hospitality experience, joins Dave & Buster’s from Royal Caribbean Cruises, where he was most recently AVP of shipboard technology. He had been with the cruise line since November 2004. Hurtado earned a B.S.B.A. in decision information sciences from the University of Florida.
BNB Bank names Art Phidd as senior vice president, CIO