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    Ameritrade names successor to CIO Asiff Hirji

    Ameritrade appears to have a strong succession planning process in place: Last Friday, Ameritrade announced who would succeed Asiff Hirji, who was promoted from CIO to COO
    By Meridith LevinsonSep, 12 2005

    IRS appoints deputy CIO

    Government Computer News reported last week that Arthur Gonzalez has been appointed deputy CIO of the
    By Meridith LevinsonSep, 6 2005

    Fast-food chain hires new CIO

    Atlanta-based fast-food chain Arby’s announced yesterday that it hired Don Zimmerman as its new senior vice president and CIO.  Zimmerman most recently worked for Sears as vice president of IT in which capacity he was responsible for the team that designed, developed and implemented all technology solutions
    By Meridith LevinsonSep, 2 2005

    Two new CIO announcements

    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 ban
    By Meridith LevinsonSep, 1 2005

    Q&A with Heidrick & Struggles recruiter

    Yesterday I spoke with Gerry McNamara, a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Global CIO Practice, about the dynamics of placing and hiring CIOs and the new skills companies are seeking in CIOs.  Below i
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 31 2005

    Announcements from the public sector

    President George W. Bush plans to nominate Dale W. Meyerrose, of Indiana, to be CIO at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 29 2005

    The Weekly Roundup

    Alien Technology scored when it convinced Bob L.
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 26 2005

    News from CIO 100: AARP CIO steps down

    While at the CIO 100 conference in Coronado, Calif., I learned on Monday that John Sullivan is leaving AARP.  A source close to Sullivan told me that Sullivan has accepted the CIO post at the
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 25 2005

    A Pause in the Shaking

    A heads up to new and regular readers of Movers & Shakers:I’m taking a few days off from this blog to attend and cover the seventh annual CIO-100 Symposium & Award Ceremony in Coronado, California.
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 22 2005

    Barclays, Nash Finch, Northrop Grumman and more appoint new CIOs

    Here’s a round-up of IT execs who’ve been promoted or moved to new companies over the past week…Barclays is banking on Dominic Trotta as its new CIO.  Trotta comes to Barclays from Citibank, where he was in charge of global technology for its retail business.  Before Citibank, he worke
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 19 2005

    Kevin Turner's multi-million dollar signing bonus

    And I thought Randy Mott’s $2.2 million signing bonus was big money. Kevin Turner, who used to work for Mott in Wal-Mart’s IT department in the 1990s, inked a $7 million signing bonus, according to documents Microsoft filed with the SEC when it hired him.
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 9 2005

    Gilligan's new island: SRA International

    John Gilligan has taken the same next step following his departure from the United States Air Force (USAF) as so many other CIOs who’ve left federal government before him: He’s accepted an offer to join one of those ubiquitous government contractors located in northern Virginia.  In his case, it’s
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 3 2005

    The lowdown on Mott's $15.3 million compensation package

    By now, you’ve probably heard that HP poached Dell’s CIO Randy Mott in July.  What you may not have heard about is the dude’s compensation package.  Allow me to fill you in on the details.
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 2 2005

    It's Official: Dell names Sheskey new CIO

    Yesterday, Dell officially named Susan Sheskey its CIO.  She had been serving as the computer-maker’s interim CIO since its previous CIO, Randy Mott (aka He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named-In-A-Dell-Press-Release), moved over to
    By Meridith LevinsonAug, 2 2005