This installment of CIOs on the Move is marked by a spate of Chief Information Security Officer shuffles at organizations including BCBS, OneWest Bank, Oracle, and Western Dental. Nine of the 26 companies featured in this roundup have either recently appointed or are actively looking for a senior IT security officer.
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This feature covers CIOs changing jobs — and alerts you to job opportunities at organizations seeking IT executives — across Fortune-ranked and mid-market companies in the U.S. and Canada.
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CIOs on the Move (June 7, 2012)
Company |
Location |
Executive Moves |
AGL Resources |
Atlanta, GA |
Bill DeSantis is promoted from Manager, IT to Managing Director, IT Infrastructure & Enterprise Facilities. |
Air Products & Chemicals |
Allentown, PA |
Kevin B. Michaelis is named CIO, replacing Richard Boocock, who assumes a new role as VP Global Operations. |
BCBS of FL |
Jacksonville, FL |
Seeking a Chief Information Security Officer, as Mike Orenchuk has left |
BCBS of MN |
Eagan, MN |
Laura Woodward left her position as VP Technology & Application |
Brown Printing Company |
Waseca, MN |
Lee Edberg is no longer Director of Business Mobile Solutions. Kevin Serafin is functioning as Interim Director in his place. |
CHRISTUS Health |
San Antonio, TX |
Lynn A. Gibson, formerly Interim Director, System Technology, is promoted to CTO. |
Cricket Communications / Leap Wireless |
San Diego, CA |
Seeking a VP Infrastructure Operations & Security, as Doug Bird has left the company. |
Doral Financial |
San Juan, PR |
Orlando Santa Cruz is named VP Information Technology. |
Greenville Hospital System |
Greenville, SC |
Barbara West is acting as Interim CIO. |
GoDaddy.com |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Wayne Thayer is promoted from VP IT to CTO. |
Harman International Industries |
Stamford, CT |
Marty O’Brien is named CIO. |
InterContinental Hotels Group |
Miami, FL |
Eric Pearson is named CIO. |
Kerzner International North America |
Plantation, FL |
Rick Garvin is no longer Head of IT. Rick Scott, VP IT, has assumed his responsibilities. |
Legg Mason |
Baltimore, MD |
Jeff Broadhead is no longer CISO, and the position is currently vacant. |
MasterCard |
Purchase, NY |
Bill Dennings is promoted from Senior Business Leader, Global |
Neiman Marcus |
Dallas, TX |
David Manigold, VP Application Development, replaces Brad Furry, VP Enterprise Services & Application Development. |
OneWest Bank |
Pasadena, CA |
Andy Kim is named Chief Information Security Officer, reporting to |
UTC Power |
South Windsor, CT |
Russ Vernali is named Chief Information Security Officer. |
Oracle |
Redwood City, CA |
Ben Nelson is named CISO & Director, Cloud Security & Compliance. |
ServiceNow |
San Diego, CA |
Pritesh Parekh is named Chief Information Security Officer, reporting to Arne Josefsberg, CTO. |
Seyfarth Shaw |
Chicago, IL |
Eric Anderson is named Director, Information Technology. Eric joins the |
Symantec |
Cupertino, CA |
Seeking a CIO, as J. David Thompson has left the post. |
Syniverse Holdings |
Tampa, FL |
Shawn Murphy is named VP Application Services, and will report to Joe DiFonzo, Chief Information Officer. |
Synovus Financial |
Columbus, GA |
Susan Koski is named Chief Information Security Officer. Koski replaces Steven Jones who recently left the company. |
Textron |
Providence, RI |
Diane Schwarz, who previously served as Director, IT (Bell Helicopter), is named CIO (Textron Systems). |
Western Dental Services |
Orange, CA |
Ash Kotecha is named Chief Information Security Officer. Ash joins |
Source: CIO Insight / DiscoverOrg, June 7, 2012
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