Congratulations to these 'movers and shakers' recently hired or promoted into a new chief information officer role. Credit: Marten Bjork / Unsplash Movers & Shakers is where you can keep up with new CIO appointments and gain valuable insight into the job market and CIO hiring trends. As every company becomes a technology company, CEOs and corporate boards are seeking multi-dimensional CIOs with superior skills in technology, communications, business strategy, and digital innovation. The role is more challenging than ever before — but even more exciting and rewarding! If you have CIO job news to share, please email me! HCA Healthcare names Chad Wasserman CIO Chad Wasserman, HCA Healthcare HCA Healthcare Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is a provider of healthcare services comprising 186 hospitals and approximately 2,400 ambulatory sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics in 20 states and the UK. Wasserman has been with HCA Healthcare for 28 years and previously served as SVP and COO for Information Technology Group. He holds a BA from Villanova University and an MBA from Tennessee State University. Eileen White appointed CIO at BrandSafway Eileen White, BrandSafway BrandSafway BrandSafway, through a network of 360 strategic locations across 27 countries with more than 40,000 employees, delivers a full range of forming, shoring, scaffolding, work access, and industrial service solutions. White joined BrandSafway as VP of IT Transformation in 2023 and held roles at Ciox Health and General Electric. She holds an MS from Anna Maria College and a BBA from the UMass Amherst. Ochsner Health appoints Amy Trainor as CIO Amy Trainor, Ochsner Health Ochsner Health Ochsner Health is a non-profit healthcare provider in the Gulf South, delivering care at its 46 hospitals and over 370 health and urgent care centers. Trainor previously served as Ochsner’s chief applications officer and VP of Clinical Systems. She earned a BS from Louisiana State University, a BSN from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and an MHA from LSU Shreveport. Arch Insurance welcomes Prabhu Venkataraman as CIO Prabhu Venkataraman, Arch Insurance Arch Insurance Arch Insurance North America, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., includes Arch’s insurance operations in the US and Canada. Venkataraman joins Arch from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and held prior positions at MassMutual Financial Group, Hewlett Packard, and Cognizant Technology Solutions. He earned a BE from Andhra University and an MCM from NICMAR University. Joel Goldberg joins Atlas Air Worldwide as CIO Joel Goldberg, Atlas Air Atlas Air Atlas Air Worldwide is a global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services. It’s the parent company of Atlas Air, Inc., and Titan Aviation Holdings, Inc. Goldberg joins Atlas from Wizz Air and had prior roles at Nike, G4S and Maersk. He holds a BS in engineering from the University of Florida, and an MBA from Indiana University. UL Solutions appoints Patty Crawford as CIO Patty Crawford, UL UL Solutions UL Solutions is a global safety science company helping companies demonstrate safety, deliver quality, manage risk, strengthen security, enhance sustainability, and achieve regulatory compliance. Crawford held previous positions at Aon, BP and Accenture, and earned a BA and MS from Ball State University. Barbara A. Romano promoted to CIO at SJI Barbara A. Romano, SJI SJI SJI, an energy infrastructure holding company based in Folsom, NJ, delivers energy services to customers through two primary subsidiaries: SJI Utilities (SJIU) and SJI Energy Enterprises (SJIEE). Romano joined SJI in 2015 and previously served as VP for technology and operations. Romano also held positions at Case New Holland, QVC, Inc., and WGroup. She holds a BS and MS from Bloomsburg University. One Call appoints Jessie Burgess to Board of Directors Jessie Burgess, One Call One Call One Call is a care coordination leader within the workers’ compensation industry. Burgess serves as CIO for American Campus Communities (ACC). Before joining ACC, he held roles at Revantage and G6 Hospitality. Burgess earned a BS from Grambling State University and an MBA from Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas. Scott Ball appointed CIO at WWEX Group Scott Ball, WWEX WWEX The WWEX Group family of brands, which comprises Worldwide Express, GlobalTranz and Unishippers, offers full-service logistics expertise to more than 125,000 customers across the country, and helps move over 48 million shipments per year. Ball has been with WWEX Group since 2018 and held prior positions at Solera, Sabre, and Asurion. He earned a BS from the US Military Academy at West Point, an MS from MIT, and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Amy Farrow Joins Infoblox as CIO Amy Farrow, Infoblox Infoblox Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Infoblox provides secure cloud-managed network services and solutions. Farrow joined Infoblox from Lyft and had prior roles at Salesforce and Twitter. She earned a BS in management science & information systems from Penn State University. Solve Industrial Motion Group welcomes Ernest Huber as CIO Ernest Huber, Solve Solve Solve Industrial Motion Group is a provider of high-quality Metric and American Standard power transmission components and industrial-grade bearings, serving the machine builder and aftermarket needs of industrial manufacturing. Huber arrives at Solve Industrial Motion Group from Wellness Pet Company. He earned a BS from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from Temple University. Gertrude Van Horn appointed CIO at Rimini Street Rimini Street is a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products, and services. Van Horn comes to Rimini Street from NCH Corporation. She had prior roles at American Express, JP Morgan, Jo-Ann Stores, Office Depot, Haggar Clothing Company, and Victoria’s Secret. Van Horn earned a BBA from Temple University. New CIO appointments, January 2024 BEN Appoints Rick Howard as CIO Sally Lehnhardt named CIO of Conservation International Wingstop names Chris Fallon CIO Justin Majcher joins Westrock Coffee Company as CIO Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. announces Daniel Farrah as CIO Andrew Chen appointed CIO at Envista Holdings Darrin Hebert joins Securian Financial as CIO New CIO appointments, December 2023 AIG appoints Roshan Navagamuwa as CIO Lori A. Meyer named CIO at First Interstate Global Payments appoints Shannon Johnston as CIO Gil Salazar promoted to CIO at Stater Bros. Markets Wynn Resorts announces Dan Regalado as CIO – North America Lyft appoints Kevin Smith as CIO Virginia Tech announces Sharon P. 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