Congratulations to these 'movers and shakers' recently hired or promoted into a new chief information officer, senior IT, or board 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 and IT leaders 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! Allied Universal appoints Deanna Steele CIO for North America Deanna Steele, Allied Universal Allied Universal Allied Universal is a security and facility services company, operating in more than 90 countries with a global workforce of approximately 800,000 people. Steele comes to Allied Universal from AlixPartners. She had prior roles at Advantage Solutions, J. Jill, and Ingram Content Group. Steele earned a BS from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. Alexandra Guenther named CIO of Leidos Alexandra Guenther, Leidos Leidos Leidos is a defense, aviation, IT, and biomedical research company headquartered in Reston, VA, that provides scientific, engineering, systems integration, and technical services. Guenther has had a lengthy career at Leidos, most recently as program VP for the civil operation of the Antarctic support contract. She held previous roles at Lockheed Martin and PPL Corp. Guenther earned a BS from DeSales University and an MS from George Washington University. Follett Higher Education announces Mani Suri as CIO Mani Suri, Follett Higher Education Follett Follett Higher Education is a leading educational service provider and omnichannel retailer providing students, faculty and staff, parents, and fans the course materials, learning tools, and retail services needed to support the academic, athletic, and collegiate journey. Suri arrives from Ulta Beauty with prior roles at 7-Eleven, CBRE and Capital One. He earned a BE from Nagpur University, India. Karlis Kaugars named CIO at University of Louisville Karlis Kaugars, University of Louisville U of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL), founded in 1798, is one of the nation’s first city-owned public universities and home to more than 23,000 students. Kaugars comes to UofL from the University of Rhode Island with prior roles at SUNY Oneonta, Western Michigan University and New Mexico State University. He holds a BA from Kalamazoo College and an MS and PhD from New Mexico State University. Consolidated Communications welcomes David Koehl as CIO David Koehl, Consolidated Communications Consolidated Communications Consolidated Communications is a broadband and business communications provider serving businesses across rural and metro communities, and a 20-plus state service area. It offers a wide range of communications solutions, including high-speed internet, data, phone, security, managed services, cloud services, and business marketing solutions. Koehl held prior roles at Metronet, North American Service Provider, and Accenture. He earned a BS from Illinois State University. Silicon Labs welcomes Radhika Chennakeshavula as CIO Radhika Chennakeshavula, Silicon Labs Silicon Labs Headquartered in Austin, TX, Silicon Labs is a fabless global technology company that designs and manufactures semiconductors, other silicon devices, and software. Chennakeshavula held prior roles at Western Digital, Micron Technology, and GE Appliances. She received MS degrees from Birla Institute of Technology and Science and Manipal University. Christopher Keith appointed CIO at Brown University Christopher Keith, Brown University Brown University Founded in 1764, Brown is a nonprofit research university located in Providence, RI. Keith has had a lengthy career at Brown University and most recently served as assistant CIO. Prior to joining the staff at Brown 17 years ago, Keith was an officer in the US Navy and had a later role at the Naval Academy Preparatory School. He holds a BS from the US Naval Academy and an MS from Brown University. ProPharma announces Kirk Wroblewski as CIO Kirk Wroblewski, ProPharma ProPharma ProPharma is a Research Consulting Organization (RCO), delivering fully customizable consulting solutions to empower biotech, med device, and pharmaceutical organizations of all sizes to advance scientific breakthroughs and introduce new therapies. Wroblewski arrived at ProPharma from Healthfirst and held leadership roles at Rainfall Health, Deloitte Digital, Merz Pharma, LabCorp and GSK. Missouri University of Science and Technology names Barry Robbins new CIO Barry Robbins, Missouri S&T Missouri S&T Founded in 1870, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a public technological research university. Robbins held prior roles at Shaw Industries, Home Depot, the City of Charlotte, NC, and IBM. He earned a BS from FSU and an MBA from Wake Forest University. Social Security Administration appoints Marcela Escobar-Alava CIO Marcela Escobar-Alava, Social Security Administration SSA The Social Security Administration (SSA) assigns Social Security numbers and runs the Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance programs, and the Supplemental Security Income program. Escobar-Alava’s previous experience includes roles at The White House, Monarch Landscape Companies, and Hispanic Scholarship Fund. She earned a BA from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business. New CIO appointments, April 2024 Seth Cohen joins Procter & Gamble as Global CIO Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts appoints Sudhakar Veluru as CITO Ashish Parmar named CIO at Standard Industries Peraton appoints Tom Terjesen as CIO Pennymac Financial Services announces Mike Hogan as CIO W. P. 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