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Jeff Fleece named CDIO at Southwire
Jeff Fleece, Southwire
Southwire
Southwire manufactures wire and cable used in the transmission and distribution of electricity, delivering power to millions of people around the world.Fleece most recently served as CIO of Baker Hughes, where he was responsible for leading the company’s global IT strategy and digital transformation, as well as driving internal productivity solutions.He holds a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and an MBA from Texas McCombs School of Business.
Ally Financial names Mark Mathewson CIDO
Mark Mathewson, Ally Financial
Ally Financial
Ally Financial is a diversified financial services company, providing a range of financial products and services for consumers, businesses, automotive dealers, and corporate clients.Mathewson most recently served as the divisional CIO for Capital One’s retail banking and commercial banking units, where he oversaw tech teams across the US, Mexico and India.
Prior to that, he was at Fannie Mae, where he advanced through a series of increasingly senior roles spanning application development, IT governance, and project portfolio management.He holds a BA from James Madison University and an MBA from Georgetown University.
Patricia Pichardo joins Duracell as CIO
Patricia Pichardo, Duracell
Duracell
Duracell is a manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, lithium coins, rechargeable batteries, and other specialty cells.Pichardo held previous roles as head of IT PMX for TE Connectivity; director, IT business solutions for McCormick & Company; and IT director, global IT business operations for Stanley Black & Decker.
Pichardo holds a BS from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University.
Feed the Children announces Stephen Murray as CIO
Stephen Murray, Feed the Children
Feed the Children
Feed the Children is a global movement focused on ending childhood hunger in the US and globally.Working alongside communities, it provides food, essentials, and opportunities to children and families who need them most.Prior to joining, Murray held senior tech leadership roles across complex global organizations in manufacturing, media and entertainment, agriculture, and consumer products, including CIO at Cohere Beauty and leadership roles supporting The Walt Disney Company through Atos, as well as positions at The Mosaic Company and Cargill.He holds a BS from SMC University, a CIO MBA from Boston University, and an executive MBA from Rutgers University.
Tracy Weber appointed CIO at Notre Dame
Tracy Weber, Notre Dame
Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame is a global Catholic research university founded in 1842.
In her career with Notre Dame, Weber has advanced through several leadership roles spanning many areas of IT, including applications development, enterprise content management, platform services, collaborative IT services, and community IT experience.She holds a BA and EMNA from the University of Notre Dame.
James Watson joins Perry Homes as CIO
James Watson, Perry Homes
Perry Homes
Family-owned and operated since 1967, Perry Homes is a woman-owned homebuilder that offers a wide selection of new home designs.Watson most recently served as CIO for Bigge Crane and Rigging, and held prior CIO roles at Total Safety US and Situs.
He has a BS and an MBA from the University of Houston – Clear Lake.
Luminis Health welcomes Erica Moncrief as CIO
Erica Moncrief, Luminis Health
Luminis Health
Luminis Health is a nonprofit regional health system.
Most recently, Moncrief served as VP of IT at Adena Health System, where she provided leadership across all IT functions supporting more than 5,000 employees, 500 physicians, four hospitals, and six regional clinics.She held prior roles at Cardinal Health, InXite Health Systems, and OhioHealth.
She holds a BS and MS from Ohio State University.
Daniel Curling joins Lanter Delivery Systems as CIO
Daniel Curling, Lanter Delivery Systems
Lanter
Lanter Delivery Systems arranges daily deliveries for essential industries and world-class companies across North America.Most recently, Curling served as CTO for WWEX Group.
Prior to that, he was CTO for Experian Health where he led a team of 350 responsible for all tech teams including application development, cloud engineering, DevOps, quality assurance, site reliability engineering, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and portfolio management.Curling holds a BS from Texas A&M University.
Piotr Zima named CIO for Cepheid
Piotr Zima, Cepheid
Cepheid
Cepheid is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Danaher Corporation specializing in molecular diagnostics.Most recently, Zima served as VP and CIO at Integrated DNA Technologies, another Danaher operating company.Earlier in his Danaher career, he was chief data and analytics officer at Danaher Corporation and head of data, analytics, and finance IT at Cytiva.
Zima holds a BS from Cracow University of Technology, and an MBA from Oxford Brookes University.
Acentra Health appoints Michael Kingston as CDIO
Michael Kingston, Acentra
Acentra
Acentra Health is a technology and health solutions company dedicated to accelerating better health outcomes for government and commercial clients, and the populations they serve.Kingston most recently served as MD, Portfolio CIO Americas for The Carlyle Group, where he drove tech-enabled value creation for portfolio companies.Prior to Carlyle, Kingston held senior tech leadership positions with several globally recognized brands, including L’Oréal, Neiman Marcus, Coach, Ann Inc., and LVMH.Hold a BS from William Paterson University.
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
New CIO appointments, March 2026 USAA names Dan Griffiths as CIO
Dori Henderson joins Brown & Brown as CITO
Bob Hardester named CIO for Advantage Solutions
Skadden adds Vince DiMascio as CDIO
Chris Hickok appointed CIO for Messer Construction Co.
Stormont Vail Health appoints Aaron Wootton as CIO
TowneBank welcomes Varun Chandhok as CIO
Todd Paladini joins Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers as CIO
Optiv promotes Doug Goehl to CIO
Brad Rohrer joins the University of Iowa as CIO
Morongo appoints Tony Gawne as CIO.