Congratulations to these 'movers and shakers' recently hired or promoted into a new chief information officer role. Credit: Marten Bjork / Unsplash Movers & Shakers is where you can keep up with new CIO appointments and gain valuable insight into the job market and CIO hiring trends. As every company becomes a technology company, CEOs and corporate boards are seeking multi-dimensional CIOs with superior skills in technology, communications, business strategy, and digital innovation. The role is more challenging than ever before — but even more exciting and rewarding! If you have CIO job news to share, please email me! Ruchir Swarup appointed CIO at KKR Ruchir Swarup KKR KKR is a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. Prior to joining KKR, Swarup was at Addepar, and held a lengthy career at BlackRock. He earned a BE from Pune Institute of Computer Technology. Crown Castle welcomes Ed Chan as CIO Ed Chan Crown Castle Crown Castle is a provider of wireless communication infrastructure services. The company owns, manages, and leases towers, fiber solutions, and small cell networks. Chan arrives at Crown Castle after a long career with Verizon. He holds an MSEE from Rutgers University and an MSE from the University of Pennsylvania. Maximus names Derrick Pledger CDIO Derrick Pledger Maximus Maximus partners with state, federal, and local governments to provide communities with critical health and human service programs. Pledger joins Maxims from a lengthy career at Leidos. He is a US Army veteran who served multiple tours of duty overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa. Pledger holds a BA from Virginia Tech. Jim Bossio appointed CIO of Columbia University Irving Medical Center Jim Bossio Columbia University Irving Medical Center Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is a clinical, research, and educational enterprise located on a campus in northern Manhattan, NY. Bossio arrived at CUIMC in July 2023 as interim CIO. He was previously at Columbia University Information Technology since 2014. Bossio earned a BBA, MIS from Iona University. Brinker International announces Chris Caldwell as CIO Chris Caldwell Brinker International Founded in 1975 in Dallas, TX, Brinker International is a casual dining restaurant company and home of Chili’s Grill & Bar, Maggiano’s Little Italy, and virtual brand: It’s Just Wings. They own, operate or franchise more than 1,600 restaurants in 30 countries and two US territories. Caldwell had a lengthy career at Yum! Brands, most recently at KFC. He earned a BS from the University of Louisville. Talal Butt appointed CIO at Generac Talal Butt Generac Founded in 1959, Generac Power Systems is an energy technology company that provides backup and prime power products and energy storage systems for home and business applications, as well as energy monitoring and management devices and services, along with other power products. Butt had prior roles with Rockwell Automation, Robert W. Baird, Covance, Inc. and General Electric HealthCare. He holds a BSc from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The Wendy’s Company Names Matt Spessard CIO Matt Spessard The Wendy’s Company Founded in 1969, The Wendy’s Company is a restaurant chain with thousands of restaurants across the globe. Spessard joined Wendy’s in May 2020 and most recently served as SVP, global CTO. He had prior roles at Sonic, YUM! Brands, Church’s Chicken, and Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Stores. Mike Flanagan rejoins Compucom as CIO Mike Flanagan Compucom Compucom sources, integrates and supports workplace and advanced technology solutions for enterprise organizations. Prior to rejoining Compucom, Flanagan had roles at Computacenter and Pivot Tehcnology Solutions. He previously spent more than two decades at Compucom. University of Tennessee Medical Center names Lynnette Clinton CIO Lynnette Clinton University of Tennessee Medical Center Located in Knoxville, TN, The University of Tennessee Medical Center provides patient-centered care and remains at the forefront of research, technology, and treatments. Clinton arrives at UT Medical Center from BayCare Health System and held a prior role at Lehigh Valley Health Network. She holds a BS from Albright College and an MS from The University of Tampa. She’s also earned a Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) designation, as well as Certified Digital Health Executive (CDH-E). Doug Saunders appointed CIO of Arctic Glacier Doug Saunders Arctic Glacier Arctic Glacier was founded 140 years ago, and currently produces and delivers more than 2.5 billion pounds of ice annually to supermarkets, mass merchants, c-stores, dollar stores, gas stations, and liquor stores, as well other commercial and industrial businesses. Saunders comes to Arctic Glacier from Sweeping Corporation of America. He holds a BA and MS from The University of Alabama. Sumit Johar joins BlackLine as CIO Sumit Johar BlackLine Founded in 2001, BlackLine is a provider of cloud software that automates and controls financial close and accounting processes. Johar most recently held a position at Automation Anywhere. He held prior roles at MobileIron, Tibco Software, Wipro, and Infosys. Johar earned a B Tech from the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra. Montrose Environmental Group appoints John Jackson CIO John Jackson Montrose Environmental Group Montrose is an environmental solutions company focused on supporting commercial and government organizations with over 2,800 employees across more than 80 locations around the world. Jackson had prior positions as Aerojet Rocketdyne, Pratt & Whitney, and Tronox. He earned a BS from John Jay College (CUNY) and completed the executive leadership program at the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business. Barrett Schiwitz named CIO at Basware Barrett Schiwitz Basware Basware is a global company specializing in AP automation, developing and integrating AI solutions to deliver benefits across the invoice processing cycle, including invoice capture, data extraction and PO matching. Schiwitz held prior roles at Snap One, Travelport, and NCR Corporation. He earned a BS from Florida Southern College. New CIO appointments, February 2024 HCA Healthcare names Chad Wasserman CIO Eileen White appointed CIO at BrandSafway Ochsner Health appoints Amy Trainor as CIO Arch Insurance welcomes Prabhu Venkataraman as CIO Joel Goldberg joins Atlas Air Worldwide as CIO UL Solutions appoints Patty Crawford as CIO Barbara A. Romano promoted to CIO at SJI One Call appoints Jessie Burgess to Board of Directors Scott Ball appointed CIO at WWEX Group Amy Farrow Joins Infoblox as CIO Solve Industrial Motion Group welcomes Ernest Huber as CIO Gertrude Van Horn appointed CIO at Rimini Street New CIO appointments, January 2024 BEN Appoints Rick Howard as CIO Sally Lehnhardt named CIO of Conservation International Wingstop names Chris Fallon CIO Justin Majcher joins Westrock Coffee Company as CIO Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. announces Daniel Farrah as CIO Andrew Chen appointed CIO at Envista Holdings Darrin Hebert joins Securian Financial as CIO New CIO appointments, December 2023 AIG appoints Roshan Navagamuwa as CIO Lori A. Meyer named CIO at First Interstate Global Payments appoints Shannon Johnston as CIO Gil Salazar promoted to CIO at Stater Bros. Markets Wynn Resorts announces Dan Regalado as CIO – North America Lyft appoints Kevin Smith as CIO Virginia Tech announces Sharon P. Pitt as CIO Daren Hubbard named CIO for Princeton University United Wheels announces David Blum as CIO Santa Clara University names Rafael Espinosa III as CIO Courtney Lewis Starnes joins Kaleida Health as CIO New CIO appointments, November 2023 Walgreens Boot Alliance names Neal Sample as CIO Modere appoints Guy Thier as CIO Joseph R. 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