Chief information officer

Survey: CIOs see IT moving from cost center to trust center, even as challenges abound

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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Chief Information Officers (CIOs) increasingly see IT moving from a cost center to a trust center even as the challenges they face abound, according to the 2019 CIO Survey from Grant Thornton LLP in partnership with the Technology Business Management (TBM) Council.

Key Points: 
  • Chief Information Officers (CIOs) increasingly see IT moving from a cost center to a trust center even as the challenges they face abound, according to the 2019 CIO Survey from Grant Thornton LLP in partnership with the Technology Business Management (TBM) Council.
  • CIOs see themselves as trusted business partners, but the road ahead is not an easy one.
  • CIOs should articulate the value of IT spend in the same terms measured by their business partners.
  • Demonstrating value will only grow harder in the face of the challenges that CIOs identified in the survey.

Quest Diagnostics Names Gabrielle Wolfson Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer

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Monday, February 18, 2019
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SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced today that Gabrielle Wolfson,a veteran information technology business leader, has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer.

Key Points: 
  • SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced today that Gabrielle Wolfson,a veteran information technology business leader, has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer.
  • She reports directly to Steve Rusckowski, Chairman, President and CEO, and is based at the company's headquarters in Secaucus, N.J.
    Ms. Wolfsonis responsible for leading information technology, data informatics and digital solutions for Quest Diagnostics.
  • I'm pleased to welcome Gabrielle to Quest Diagnostics."
  • Ms. Wolfsonjoins Quest Diagnostics from Xerox Corp. where had she served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) since 2016.

PAE Appoints James Benton to Chief Information Officer

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Monday, February 18, 2019
Security engineering, Cyberwarfare, Business, Economy, Chief information security officer, Chief information officer, Computer security, PAE

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PAE has named James Benton its chief information officer.

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PAE has named James Benton its chief information officer.
  • As interim CIO, Benton led the advancement of enterprise information technology strategy goals, ensuring business alignment and managing direction of IT programs and services.
  • "PAE is pleased to offer James Benton a permanent seat on our senior leadership team," said PAE CEO John Heller.
  • Benton joined PAE in 2015 as chief information security officer, a role in which he developed the company's enterprise risk management program, cybersecurity strategy and managed cybersecurity operations.

Zendesk Hires First Chief Customer Officer, Expands Executive Bench with New CIO and SVP of Product Management

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Thursday, February 14, 2019
Technology, Data management, Internet, Networks, Software, Business, Economy, Customer relationship management, Zendesk, Management, salesforce.com, Chief information officer, Chief customer officer

Joining the company are Elisabeth Zornes, former general manager of global support for Microsoft Office, as Zendesks first chief customer officer; former Adobe executive Colleen Berube as chief information officer; and former Salesforce executive Shawna Wolverton as senior vice president, product management.

Key Points: 
  • Joining the company are Elisabeth Zornes, former general manager of global support for Microsoft Office, as Zendesks first chief customer officer; former Adobe executive Colleen Berube as chief information officer; and former Salesforce executive Shawna Wolverton as senior vice president, product management.
  • Never have we seen customer expectations or technology changing as rapidly as it is today," said Mikkel Svane, Zendesk founder and CEO.
  • "We are thrilled to be adding these proven enterprise leaders to Zendesk so we can help more companies around the world transform their customer experiences.
  • Colleen Berube joins as chief information officer, having formerly served as executive vice president and chief technology officer of Fisher Investments and executive in residence at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

FLEETCOR Appoints Scott duFour as Chief Information Officer

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Thursday, February 14, 2019
Technology, Data management, Supply chain management, Software, Transport, Other Transport, Mobile, Wireless, Retail, Fleetcor, Chief information officer, Economy, NexTraq

FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FLT), a leading global provider of commercial payment solutions, today announced the appointment of Scott duFour as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Key Points: 
  • FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FLT), a leading global provider of commercial payment solutions, today announced the appointment of Scott duFour as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO).
  • Bringing over 25 years of technology experience across multiple industries, Scott will manage FLEETCORs global IT operations, which span North America, Latin America, Europe and Australasia.
  • John Reed, FLEETCORs CIO since 2013, will be retiring from the position but will assist Scott with the transition until his retirement date.
  • I would also like to thank John for his leadership, contributions and accomplishments at FLEETCOR over the past five years.

Applications Now Being Accepted for 10th Annual MIT Sloan CIO Innovation Showcase

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Sloan School of Management, Sloan, Chief information officer

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Applications are now being accepted for the 10th annual Innovation Showcase ,part of this year's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium , taking place on May 22, 2019.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Applications are now being accepted for the 10th annual Innovation Showcase ,part of this year's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium , taking place on May 22, 2019.
  • The Innovation Showcase spotlights 10 carefully selected early-stage technology companies which have the potential to impact CIOs' top and bottom lines through innovation value.
  • The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is the premier global conference for CIOs and digital business executives to become more effective leaders.
  • The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized and developed by the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association, the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE), and the MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research (CISR).

SAIC Names Nathan Rogers as New Chief Information Officer

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
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Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) announced today that Nathan G. Rogers will assume the role of chief information officer effective Feb. 2, reporting to SAIC CEO Tony Moraco.

Key Points: 
  • Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) announced today that Nathan G. Rogers will assume the role of chief information officer effective Feb. 2, reporting to SAIC CEO Tony Moraco.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190206005042/en/
    Nathan Rogers, former Engility CIO, named new CIO for SAIC.
  • I thank Bob for his commitment to SAIC and for the critical leadership role he has played since the companys spin-off in 2013.
  • In this role, Rogers manages information technology (IT) strategic planning, operations, governance, and cybersecurity.

Cubic Appoints Dan Hedstrom as Chief Information Officer

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Monday, February 4, 2019
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB) today announced the appointment of Dan Hedstrom as vice president and chief information officer (CIO) to lead a broad range of information technology (IT) initiatives in support of the company's 5,600+ employees in 75 locations worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB) today announced the appointment of Dan Hedstrom as vice president and chief information officer (CIO) to lead a broad range of information technology (IT) initiatives in support of the company's 5,600+ employees in 75 locations worldwide.
  • Hedstrom will manage Cubic's global IT team, including information security and platform services as well as business support.
  • Hedstrom will report to Bradley H. Feldmann, chairman, president and chief executive officer.
  • Before transitioning to CIO for Cubic, he served as the vice president of system solutions and services for the Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) business division.

Brazil ICT Investment Trends Report 2018: Enterprise Technology Priorities, and Analysis of ICT Vendors

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Friday, January 25, 2019
Information technology, Information and communication technologies for development, Chief information officer

"ICT Investment Trends in Brazil" a Customer Insight Survey report, is one of the many products in the Digital Industry product portfolio, which provides an executive-level overview of the enterprise ICT budget trends in the country.

Key Points: 
  • "ICT Investment Trends in Brazil" a Customer Insight Survey report, is one of the many products in the Digital Industry product portfolio, which provides an executive-level overview of the enterprise ICT budget trends in the country.
  • The report presents a summary of enterprise ICT investment strategy in 2017, change in annual enterprise ICT budget allocation from 2017 to 2018, enterprise technology priorities, and analysis of ICT vendors.
  • Enterprise ICT Investment Strategy in 2017: This section provides survey findings on key business objectives influencing enterprise ICT investment, breakdown of enterprise ICT spend by business function, and key decision making entities for enterprise technology investments.
  • The comprehensive survey findings on the enterprise ICT budget trends that the report provides, will help ICT product vendors, service providers and specialist outsourcers among other technology vendors in their product and promotional strategies and succeed in the challenging ICT market.

Ventas Announces New Leadership Appointments for Information Technology and Investor Relations

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Friday, January 25, 2019
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Ventas Inc. (NYSE:VTR) today announced two key appointments to its senior leadership team: Bhavana Devulapally, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Senior Vice President; and Juan Sanabria, Vice President, Investor Relations (IR).

Key Points: 
  • Ventas Inc. (NYSE:VTR) today announced two key appointments to its senior leadership team: Bhavana Devulapally, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Senior Vice President; and Juan Sanabria, Vice President, Investor Relations (IR).
  • As Ventas CIO, Devulapally will lead the Ventas technology team, overseeing the development and implementation of strategy for the Companys information systems, infrastructure, cyber security and data analytics in support of our rapidly evolving business growth, commercial success and market reputation.
  • With more than 25 years of experience in the field of information technology, Devulapally joins Ventas from Hyatt Hotels Corporation where she has spent the last 12 years driving transformational change through technology.
  • Sanabria has joined the Company as its Vice President, Investor Relations, acting as the Companys principal liaison with the equity market and analysts.