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Citizens is a diversified financial services company providing life, living benefits, and final expense insurance and other financial products to individuals and small businesses. Guerrero joined Citizens in 2021 as a VP of IT. Before joining, she served as IT director-health plan integration and software development at Baylor, Scott & White Health, where she delivered key projects and change initiatives through the company’s reinvigorated IT strategy. She’s also served as assistant VP of application services at FirstCare Health Plans, senior manager of engineering at Accruent, software development manager at Mitratech, and lead software developer at BMC Software. Guerrero holds a BS from Kettering University.
Breakthru Beverage Group is a beverage wholesaler in the US and the largest broker in Canada, representing a portfolio of premier spirits, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic brands. Remoreras was most recently CIO at Mark Anthony Group, where he led a comprehensive IT transformation, consolidating global IT operations, migrating infrastructure to the cloud, and spearheading an enterprise-wide digital, data and AI strategy. He also oversaw the technology enablement for new breweries of Mark Anthony Group in the US and held key leadership roles at Constellation Brands and Cemex. Remoreras holds a BS from De La Salle University and an MBA from The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Founded in 1987, Panera Bread is a chain of bakery-café fast casual restaurants. Kumar joins Panera from United Natural Food, Inc. (UNFI), where he led a multi-year warehouse transformation program, and cloud modernization and migrations, resulting in significant operational efficiencies and cost savings. Prior to UNFI, Kumar spent nearly 21 years at Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., including as SVP of IT, leading the IT team globally through several retail and digital innovation initiatives. He earned a BE from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.
Ametek is a global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of niche markets. Wells most recently served as CIO with Kimball Electronics. Prior to that, she held various roles of increasing responsibilities at Avery Dennison, KPMG, and PA Consulting. Wells holds a BS from the University of York.
Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, NY. Prior to WMCHealth, Bodden had a lengthy career at NewYork-Presbyterian, where he led a digital transformation through projects such as Imaging as a Service (IaaS), a consultative, data-driven program that increased the use of high-end imaging services while improving patient access and experience. He earned a BA from Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, as well as an MBA from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business.
Freeman is a global event agency offering a complete solution for exhibitors, corporate events and trade shows. Shringarpure most recently served as CIO and EVP at Republic National Distributing Company, where he led significant digital transformation initiatives, implementing automation and AI solutions while managing a global team of technology professionals. Prior to that, he was CIO at E&J Gallo Winery. He holds a BS and MS from Penn State University.
Fossil Group, Inc. is a global design, marketing, distribution, and innovation company specializing in lifestyle accessories. Under a diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands, their offerings include watches, jewelry, handbags, small leather goods, belts, and sunglasses. Most recently, Carriero served as CDIO at Salomon (Amer Sports), where he enhanced IT and digital capabilities, with a strong focus on driving e-commerce revenue. Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles in digital and technology at Breitling SA and Richemont Group.
University of Vermont welcomes Kellie Campbell as CIO
Founded in 1791, UVM is a public research university and enrolls approximately 14,000 students from 50 states and 75 countries. Campbell arrives from the Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS), where she served as CIO and VP of IT, and provided leadership, management, and strategy for the IT shared services division. She holds a BS and MS from Saint Michael’s College and a EdD from Northeastern University.
AMS is a global provider of talent acquisition and consulting services. Prior to joining AMS, Segal worked with clients advising them on how to enable their workforce digital transformation strategies, and held senior leadership positions with Ceridian, Sability and Workbrain. He earned an eMBA from the University of East London.
New CIO appointments, February 2025
Boeing appoints Dana Deasy as CIO
Kristie Grinnell named CIO at TD Synnex
Diane Schwarz joins Smurfit Westrock as CIO
AssuredPartners appoints Jason Sickle as CIO
Brad Novak joins DXC Technology as CIO
Samir Shah joins Brunswick Corporation as CIO
Hanger announces Lety Nettles as CIO
Leslie’s names Maryann Byrdak CIO
AIT Worldwide Logistics appoints Ann Nemphos as CIO
Sunil Gupta appointed chief information officer with TNT Crane & Rigging
Mistras Group welcomes Rick Fabrizio as CIO
Sandy Venugopal joins CoreWeave as CIO
Marcus & Millichap names Evan Wayne CIO
Carl Lucas appointed CIO at Woolpert
Scale Venture Partners promotes Bob Genchi to CIO
New CIO appointments, January 2025
Maria Demaree named CIO at Lockheed Martin
MetLife names Nick Nadgauda CIO
Ken Widner joins Do it Best as CIO
BGC Group appoints Mike Whitaker as Global CIO
Mark Sherwood announced as CIO at Wolters Kluwer
Symbotic names Dan Inbar as CIO
Dan Batten joins Electrical Components International as CIO
SJW Group welcomes Douwe Busschops as CIO
Giuseppe Robbiano joins Atlas as CIO
Citrin Cooperman welcomes Kimberly Paul as CIO
Venki Krishnababu joins Dutch Bros as CTIO
New CIO appointments, December 2024
Cencora names Pawan Verma CDIO
Ryan Smith named CDIO at Intermountain Health
Guy Peri appointed CIDO of McCormick
Michael Kempe joins Grant Thornton as CIO
UT Health San Antonio names Michael Schnabel as CIO
Trex Company welcomes Anand Kangala as CIO
Mike Shelton appointed CIO at The University of Alabama
Newfold Digital appoints Tony Murphy as CIO
Michael Skaff joins Sequoia Living as CIO
Christopher Campise named CIO of Five Star Bank
Kindeva Drug Delivery appoints Prakash Pandian as CIO
Damian Laviolette promoted to CIO at OnPoint Community Credit Union
New CIO appointments, November 2024
SunLife appoints Maya Beri as CIO
Jennifer Charters named CIO of Lincoln Financial
Hershey welcomes Gene Kholodenko as CIO
Lynnette Clinton returns to BayCare as CIO
Medica appoints Keith Tanski as CIO
Flagstar Bank names Christopher Higgins CIO
Ken Piddington joins RelaDyne as CDIO
AIR Control Concepts welcomes Amit Shankar as CIO
Dan Hedstrom joins Modine as CIO
Sorenson announces Maria Lensing as Global CIO and CTO
Matt Keen announced as CIO for Bremer Bank
Soleo Health taps Jason Weems as CIO
RELI welcomes Saeed Elnaj as CIO
Nick Harness joins Fringe Benefit Group as CIO
New CIO appointments, October 2024
Daikin Applied Welcomes Ashish Srivastava as CDIO
Navistar announces Robert Oh as CDIO
Jacqui Nevils joins Fresenius Medical Care as CIO
MDU Resources promotes Dyke Boese to CIO
Gagan Sinha named CIO of Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.
K. Hovnanian Companies announces Sri Arumugam as CIO
Matt Belanger joins Republic Airways as CIO
NW Natural Holdings announces Brian Fellon as CIO
Gemological Institute of America names Neil Jadhav CITO
Paul Roche named CIO for Transdev US
University of Oklahoma welcomes Nishanth Rodrigues as CIO
DocGo names Eiwe Lingefors CIO
Brigham Young University appointed Brian Radford CIO
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