New US CIO appointments, November 2026

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Laurie Douglas promoted to CIDO at Publix

Founded in 1930, Publix Super Markets is an employee-owned supermarket chain in the US employing over 200,000 associates. Douglas currently serves as SVP and CIO, and has been with the company for more than 20 years. Before joining Publix, she served as SVP and CIO at FedEx. Douglas holds a BA from Duke University.

ABC Supply names Larry Sullivan as CIO

ABC Supply distributes roofing materials, exterior and interior building products, and outdoor products to professional contractors. Sullivan, currently VP of software, data and digital transformation at the company, has led several key initiatives across AI, data and analytics, digital transformation and technology strategy. He held roles at Motorola Solutions and USG.

Amaresh Siva joins Alaska Airlines as CITO

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, and McGee Air Services is a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines. It’s a global airline group with hubs in Seattle, Honolulu, Portland, Anchorage, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. Siva was most recently chief digital and technology officer for health care delivery at CVS Health, where he led large-scale modernization and AI initiatives. He also held senior tech leadership roles at Target Corporation, where he helped rebuild Target.com and the Target app, and modernize infrastructure and cloud platforms. Siva holds a BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, and an MBA from XLRI Xavier School of Management.

Veralto welcomes Samir Kumar as CDIO

Veralto Corporation provides water analytics, water treatment, marking and coding, and packaging and color solutions worldwide. Kumar most recently served as corporate VP of growth and innovation, enterprise AI at Fortive, where he led enterprise product and AI strategy across operating companies, and oversaw new product revenue initiatives. Prior to Fortive, he held senior tech leadership roles with Arrow Electronics. He holds a BTech from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology.

Jackson names Dean Hosfield CIO

Jackson National Life Insurance Company is the principal operating subsidiary of Jackson Financial Inc. It provides annuity products designed to support retirement planning, and works with financial professionals serving individual clients. Most recently, Hosfield was COO for Knighthead Life and held prior roles at AIG and Fortitude Re. Hosfield held several positions and ultimately served as VP of systems and programming during his previous stint with Jackson. He earned a BS from Central Michigan University and master’s from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business.

Mikey Santiago appointed as CIO for Avantor

Avantor is a global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers and suppliers in the life sciences, education, government, advanced technologies and applied materials industries. Santiago held senior leadership roles within the Danaher Corporation and its operating companies, most recently serving as CIO. Prior to that, he was CIO at Cytiva and Beckman Coulter. Santiago holds a BS from CSU, East Bay and an MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business.

Ardent Health selects Gaurav Khanna as CDIO

Ardent Health is a provider of healthcare with a network of hospitals, outpatient facilities, and providers. Most recently, Khanna was VP and segment CIO for CenterWell Pharmacy, part of Humana’s healthcare services business, where he led technology, data, and AI strategy. Prior to that, Khanna was CIDO for Contessa Health, where he helped scale the company’s care-at-home platform, and led technology strategy through its acquisition by Amedisys. He also held senior tech leadership roles at EviCore Healthcare and Express Scripts. Khanna holds a BS from Lehigh University and an executive MBA from Rutgers University.

Aaron Amendolia appointed CIO for Related Companies

Related Companies is a global real estate and lifestyle company. Amendolia had a lengthy career with the NFL, most recently serving as deputy CIO. There, he led a wide-ranging transformation of internal systems, external partnerships and collaboration, and product innovation. Amendolia also played an active role in technology partnerships and customer-facing products. He holds a BA from Fredonia University.

Jon Tryzbiak promoted to CIO at Red Lobster

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Red Lobster is a seafood restaurant company with 700 locations around the world. Tryzbiak was previously VP of IT at Red Lobster. His prior roles include senior director, ecommerce engineering at Brinker International, senior director of enterprise solutions for FB Society, VP of IT at Checkers & Rally’s, and director, restaurant technologies, for Bloomin’ Brands.

Woodward appoints Paxton McVoy as CIO

Woodward is a global company in the design, manufacture, and service of energy conversion and control solutions for the aerospace and industrial equipment markets. McVoy joins Woodward from Veralto, where he was SVP and CIO, and responsible for enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data and AI, infrastructure, procurement, and oversight of the ERP portfolio across 13 operating companies. Earlier in his career, he held senior IT leadership roles at Medtronic. McVoy holds a BA from Otterbein University and an MBA from The Ohio State University.

Josh Getz named CIO for Southland Industries  

Southland Industries provides integrated, full lifecycle solutions that optimize the design, construction, operation, and efficiency of buildings. Getz joined Southland as a computer-aided design (CAD) operator, and most recently served as VP of IT. He established the company’s AEC technologies function, overseeing technology supporting design, fabrication and construction. Getz also led the integration of Southland’s VDC teams nationwide into its IT organization, creating a more coordinated approach to digital project delivery. He holds a BS from Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Kristie Edling-Day joins SEI as CIO

SEI is a global provider of financial technology, operations, and asset management services within the financial services industry. Most recently, Edling-Day served as EVP and CIO for Advisor Technology and Enterprise Production Operations at LPL Financial, where she led technology and oversaw enterprise production operations, improving reliability and reducing operational risk. Prior to that, she served in several senior leadership positions at Vanguard. Edling-Day holds a BS from the College of Charleston and an MBA from Saint Joseph’s University.

WilliamsMarston names Dave Minker CIO

WilliamsMarston is a national company in complex accounting, tax, technology, transaction, and valuation services advising pre-IPO, public, and private equity-backed companies managing rapid growth and transformation. Most recently, Minker served as global IT senior director at Boston Consulting Group, where he led the technology portfolio supporting the AI transformation of BCG’s global legal function across more than 90 offices. Before that, he was CIO of Hanscom Federal Credit Union, where he led modernization initiatives spanning tech infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business processes. Minker holds a BA from Boston College.

Jason James joins Acumatica as CIO

Acumatica provides cloud-based ERP solutions for SMBs.Most recently, James served as CIO at Aptos Retail, where he directed the strategy, operations, and security of multi-cloud SaaS platforms architected across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. He was also CIO at Net Health and Optima Healthcare Solutions, where he led cloud modernization, cybersecurity, compliance, and IT integration for M&A. James holds a BS from Oregon State University and an MS from the University of Oregon.

Parts Town announces Pat Quint as CIO

Parts Town Unlimited is the parent company of more than 50 brands worldwide and a global distributor of genuine OEM parts for commercial foodservice, residential appliances, and HVAC equipment. Most recently, Quint was CIO at industrial manufacturing company Duravant, where his responsibilities included IT strategy, enterprise applications, operations, analytics, cybersecurity, cloud platforms, and infrastructure. He holds a BS from Indiana University Bloomington, an MBA from Wayne State University, and an MS from the University of Michigan.

New CIO appointments, October 2026

Bradley Bolivar joins Centene as CIO

Mars welcomes Varun Kakaria as CDIO

BD welcomes Arthur Hu as CIDO

Prabash Coswatte named CIO for Trader Joe’s

Charter Next Generation appoints Mike Manke as CIO

Chetan Kandhari joins Mutual of Omaha as CIO

GXO names Balaji Rangaswamy as CIO

Tropicana Brands Group welcomes Russ Johnson as global CIO

Narayanan Sundaresan joins Conduent as CITO

Oura appoints Sanjay Chandra as CIO

Tracy Koenig named CIO for Anderson Trucking Services

Altera names Nishit Sahay CIO

Garrett Boss joins Laserfiche as CIO

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