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Bradley Bolivar joins Centene as CIO
Centene
Centene Corporation is a healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives.It provides access to affordable, quality-focused healthcare, innovative programs, and health solutions.Bolivar was most recently SVP and CIO for Fannie Mae, where he led enterprise technology strategy across application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, AI, and workplace technology.
Previously, he was SVP of enterprise engineering and architecture at Warner Bros.Bolivar holds a BS from MIT and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Mars welcomes Varun Kakaria as CDIO
Mars Inc.
Mars, founded in 1911, is a global food production company specializing in confectionery, pet care, and food products.Kakaria joins Mars from Reckitt, where he served as CIO for North America, following his role as global head of commercial technology, where he led tech and digital roadmap initiatives across sales, revenue growth management, pharmacy, and medical functions.
Earlier, he served as CIO – South Asia at Reckitt and had leadership positions at Philips Lighting, PepsiCo, and PwC.
BD welcomes Arthur Hu as CIDO
BD
BD is a global medical technology company that develops and manufactures medical devices, diagnostic systems, laboratory equipment, and healthcare solutions.Hu joins BD from Lenovo Group, where he most recently served as SVP, global CIO, and chief technology and delivery officer for the solutions and services group.Prior to Lenovo, he advised organizations on technology, operations, strategy, and organizational transformation at McKinsey & Company.Hu earned a BS and MS from Stanford University.
Prabash Coswatte named CIO for Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s is a national chain of neighborhood grocery stores.
Coswatte was most recently with Heritage Grocers Group, where he held several top positions including chief administrative officer, and most recently served as COO overseeing store operations and IT, among other areas.Prior to joining Heritage, Coswatte worked for Hispanic grocer Vallarta Supermarkets as CIO, and for 99 Cents Only Stores as VP of enterprise program management.
Charter Next Generation appoints Mike Manke as CIO
CNG
Charter Next Generation (CNG) is a producer of specialty films and sustainable material science solutions in North America, advancing the future of flexible packaging and other critical applications across the food, consumer goods, healthcare, and industrial markets.Manke most recently served as CIO at PremiStar, where he developed and executed a multiyear tech strategy focused on unified enterprise platforms, stronger data capabilities, and advanced digital and AI initiatives.Previously, he was SVP of enterprise architecture, digital, and innovation at Stericycle.Manke holds a BS from Illinois State University.
Chetan Kandhari joins Mutual of Omaha as CIO
Mutual of Omaha
The Mutual of Omaha Companies offer a variety of insurance and financial products for individuals, businesses, and groups throughout the US.Kandhari held a variety of tech leadership roles at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., most recently as chief AI and digital transformation officer.
Prior to joining Nationwide, Kandhari held technology and consulting roles at EY and Diamond Technology Partners.He holds a BS from Muskingum College, an MS from Miami University of Ohio, and an MBA from Ohio State University.
GXO names Balaji Rangaswamy as CIO
GXO
GXO Logistics provides logistics services worldwide.It provides warehousing and distribution, order fulfilment, e-commerce, reverse logistics, and other supply chain services.Rangaswamy joins GXO from Collins Aerospace, where he was VP of digital technology.In that role, he led tech strategy and execution across the full value chain, from sales and order entry through manufacturing, planning, and operations.Earlier, he served as CIO at Ricoh Americas Corporation and KLX Aerospace Solutions, and as VP, IT and data analytics at The Boeing Company.
He earned a B.Eng.from the University of Mumbai.
Tropicana Brands Group welcomes Russ Johnson as global CIO
Tropicana Brands Group
Established in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo, Tropicana Brands Group brings together a global portfolio of juice brands including Tropicana, Naked, KeVita, Izze, Twister, Dole, Copella, and Punica.Johnson was most recently CIO for Old World Industries, and held prior positions as CIO for Great Lakes Coca-Cola distribution for Reyes Holdings, IT executive/group director for The Coca-Cola Company, and IT business solutions director for HNI Corporation.He holds an MS from Greenville University and an MBA from the University of Iowa.
Narayanan Sundaresan joins Conduent as CITO
Conduent
Conduent delivers digital business solutions and services spanning the commercial, government, and transportation spectrum by leveraging cloud computing, AI, ML, automation, and advanced analytics to deliver solutions.
Sundaresan was most recently global CIO and SVP, digital products and technology at Strategic Education, where he led enterprise-wide AI work redesign and hyper-automation initiatives, technology harmonization across business units, and the development of global technology capabilities.He also held tech leadership positions at Capella Education Company, where he led digital initiatives, enterprise platforms, and global technology delivery.He holds an MS from the University of St.Thomas and an MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Oura appoints Sanjay Chandra as CIO
Oura
Oura is a health technology company founded in 2013 that develops smart health wearables focused on sleep, fitness, stress, and overall health.
Chandra most recently served as VP and global head of IT at Lucid Motors, where he oversaw go-to-market technologies, enterprise systems, factory systems technologies, global infrastructure, data, and cybersecurity.Previously, he was CIO and head of cloud operations at TiVo, where he was responsible for customer success, cloud operations, infrastructure, e-commerce, and corporate IT.Earlier, he held tech leadership roles at Workday and PayPal.
Tracy Koenig named CIO for Anderson Trucking Services
ATS
Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) is a transportation and logistics company providing truckload, LTL, freight brokerage, and international shipping services.Koenig most recently was self-employed as a strategic advisor, and prior to that was CIO of Dakota Supply Group, a wholesale distributor of electrical, plumbing and other utility products.
He holds a BA from the University of Jamestown.
Altera names Nishit Sahay CIO
Altera
Altera provides programmable compute and connectivity solutions that enable the rapid adoption and continued advancement of transformative technologies across a wide range of advanced and AI-enabled systems.Sahay joins Altera from Marvell Technology, where he served as SVP and CIO.In that role, he led Marvell’s corporate IT organization as well as its data office and enterprise AI initiatives.He held prior positions at Maxim Integrated.Sahay holds a BE from Nagpur University, an MS from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MS from The Wharton School.
Garrett Boss joins Laserfiche as CIO
Laserfiche
Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Laserfiche is a SaaS provider of intelligent content management and business process automation.It provides enterprise-scale, AI-driven content management solutions to more than 10 million users globally.
Prior to joining, Boss was EVP, enterprise and data platforms at FOX Corporation, where he integrated agentic workflows across FOX’s application portfolio.Earlier, he held several senior leadership roles at 20th Century Fox International Corporation.Boss has a BS from UC Berkeley.
New CIO appointments, September 2026
Arun Kumar Bhaskara-Baba joins Mayo Clinic as CIO
Capital Group announces Guillermo Veiga as CIO
Wasi Ahmed named CIO for Patterson Companies
Seattle Children’s welcomes Natalie Pageler as CIO
Nathaniel Arnold named CIDO for Entegris
PRG appoints Joe Simon as CTIO
Shamyo Chatterjee appointed CIO for Moore
Progress Software Corporation announces Bridget Collins as CIO
Rex Young joins Spinnaker Support as CIO
New CIO appointments, August 2026
Jeff Fleece named CDIO at Southwire
Ally Financial names Mark Mathewson CIDO
Patricia Pichardo joins Duracell as CIO
Feed the Children announces Stephen Murray as CIO
Tracy Weber appointed CIO at Notre Dame
James Watson joins Perry Homes as CIO
Luminis Health welcomes Erica Moncrief as CIO
Daniel Curling joins Lanter Delivery Systems as CIO
Piotr Zima named CIO for Cepheid
Acentra Health appoints Michael Kingston as CDIO
New CIO appointments, July 2026
FirstEnergy names Daniel Puscas as CIO
Eric Tagliere joins R1 as CIO
Geisinger welcomes Bill Bellando as CIO
Wasif Jamal joins WellSpan Health as CIO
Cumberland Farms taps Michael Verdesca as CIO
Teradata names Josh Fecteau as CDAO and CIO
Karen Higgins-Carter announced as CITO for Kroll
Jon Whiley joins TRG as CIO
PowerGrid Services welcomes Brad Manning as CIO
Anguel Lindarev appointed CIO for WesBanco
John Trchala named CTO at eIVF
New CIO appointments, June 2026
Citi appoints Brian Saluzzo as CIO
Imran Jalozie named CIO for Arch Insurance North America
Diebold Nixdorf welcomes Raj Singh as CIO
Jay Spears joins Topgolf as CIO
Crown Castle taps Mark Lennon for CIO
Jim Maza announced as CIO for BDO USA
TDS appoints Bill Case CIO
Viral Tripathi named CIO for Diversified
Consumer Cellular appoints Kannan Alagappan as CIO
Nadene McKenzie-Reid joins Aircastle as CIO
Northwest Bank hires Chad Ballard as CIO
New CIO appointments, May 2026
Chuck Jones joins Northrop Grumman as CIDO
McDonald’s names Mustafa Husain CIO
Turner Construction appoints Dawn Paquette as CIO
Autodesk names Mike Kelly CIO
Memorial Hermann Health System appoints Desiree Gandrup-Dupre CIO
Dycom names Regina Salazar as CIDO
Todd Treonze joins J.Jill as SVP and CIO
V2X names Mike Uster CIO
Horizon Services welcomes John Souther as CIO
Craig Richardville appointed CDIO for UF Health
Pep Boys welcomes Nik Umrani as CIO
Peter Scavuzzo elevated to CITO at CBIZ
ePlus promotes David Mellor to CIO
Julie Irish named CIO for Alteryx
AVI-SPL welcomes Doug King as CIO
Chris Stori joins Verkada as CIO
Exostar promotes Amy Hogan to CIO
New CIO appointments, April 2026
Albertsons Companies appoints Brian Rice to board of directors
Francesco Tinto joins Kimberly-Clark as CIO
University of Pennsylvania names Joshua Beeman CIO
Jim Connolly joins Legacy Food Group as CIO
AGCO appoints Jena Holtberg-Benge as CDIO
Ryan Biren promoted to CIO for THOR Industries
Genworth welcomes Morris Taylor as CIO
Barninder Khurana joins Patriot Growth as CIO
Prashant Lamba announced as CIO for RGP.