New US CIO appointments, September 2026

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Arun Kumar Bhaskara-Baba joins Mayo Clinic as CIO

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit committed to innovation in clinical practice, education, and research. Bhaskara-Baba joins Mayo from Honeywell Aerospace and Defense, where he directed digital strategy and scaled the company’s AI capabilities as CIO. Before Honeywell, he held several leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, directing global manufacturing IT across the company’s pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer arms. He has a B. Tech from Sri Venkateswara University and an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Capital Group announces Guillermo Veiga as CIO

Founded in 1931, Capital Group provides researched investment solutions and services to financial professionals. Veiga currently serves as group chief information and operations officer at Standard Chartered Bank and will join Capital in November. Previously he held senior leadership roles across Europe and Asia at AWS, Cisco, and Banco Santander, pairing deep technical fluency with strong operating experience. Veiga holds a BS from La Salle.

Wasi Ahmed named CIO for Patterson Companies

Patterson Companies Inc. connects dental and animal health customers in North America and the UK to the latest products, technologies, services, and innovative business solutions. Ahmed served as CTIO at Foundation Building Materials before, where he led enterprise-wide SAP modernization, cloud transformation, cybersecurity initiatives, AI-enabled automation, and e-commerce growth. Previously, he was CIO of Yokohama Tire Corporation of North America, and held senior tech leadership positions with Ventura Foods, Pharmavite and Oracle. Ahmed has a BS from San Jose State University and an MS from the University of Denver.

Seattle Children’s welcomes Natalie Pageler as CIO

Seattle Children’s delivers patient care, advances pediatric research through new discoveries and treatments, and serves as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Pageler joins Seattle Children’s from Stanford Children’s Health and Stanford University School of Medicine, where she served as division chief of clinical informatics, associate dean of maternal child health, and clinical professor of pediatrics. Pageler holds a BS from the University of Arizona, an M. Ed. from the University of Cincinnati, and an MD from Stanford University School of Medicine.

Nathaniel Arnold named CIDO for Entegris

Entegris is a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, and other high-tech industries. Arnold most recently served as CIO, engineering and future of flight, at GE Aerospace, where he supported more than 10,000 engineers globally across commercial and defense operations. Before that, he was CIO, commercial engines and services, and CIO of supply chain, leading digital initiatives across sales, service, manufacturing, overhaul, repair, ERP, MES, QMS and factory operations. Arnold also held senior tech leadership roles at GE Power. He holds a BS from Miami University.

PRG appoints Joe Simon as CTIO

Production Resource Group (PRG) is a global provider of entertainment and live event technology solutions. It offers a complete 360-degree range of services to clients within the live events industry. Most recently, Simon advised leading media and entertainment companies on technology modernization and AI strategy. Previously, was CITO at Entain, leading enterprise technology across more than 30 international markets, and COO of Encompass Digital Media, overseeing worldwide operations and engineering for the company’s live events business. He holds a BSc from Loyola College.

Shamyo Chatterjee appointed CIO for Moore

Moore is a marketing, data and fundraising company serving the purpose-driven industry with clients across education, association, political, and commercial sectors. Chatterjee led enterprise technology organizations and transformation initiatives for Silicon Valley companies and other high-growth enterprises, most recently serving as CIO at Corsair. Previously, he held leadership roles including global VP of IT at Linksys, CITO at Satellite Healthcare, and VP of IT at Ellie Mae. He holds MS degrees from the University of Mumbai and Pace University.

Progress Software Corporation announces Bridget Collins as CIO

Progress provides AI-powered software solutions to automate processes to develop, deploy, and manage apps, and make critical data more accessible and secure. Previously, Collins served as chief information and business transformation officer at Rapid7, where she led global IT and operations. She held prior leadership roles as chief transformation officer and CIO at Cerence, and as VP of IT at Nuance Communications. She holds a BS from Providence College and an MBA from Northeastern University.

Rex Young joins Spinnaker Support as CIO

Spinnaker Support delivers independent third-party support and expert services for Oracle, SAP, VMware, and PostgreSQL environments. Young was most recently CIO and CISO at SambaSafety, where he led enterprise IT, information security, transformation, AI enablement, and large-scale modernization initiatives. Earlier, Young was CIO at LogRhythm.

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

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