Finalists Named for the 2022 National CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards

By Reeves Simmons.
Updated Mar 18, 2022

ATLANTA (PRWEB) March 18, 2022 - The 2022 National CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards finalists are:

Super Global Finalists includes CIOs for organizations over $20 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations:

Shelia Anderson, EVP & CIO, Corporate Functions, Liberty Mutual Robin Brown, CIO, Protein North America, Cargill Melanie Kalmar, Corporate VP & CIO and CDO, Dow, Inc Prakash Kota, SVP & CIO, Autodesk Rashmi Kumar, SVP & CIO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Michael Zahigian, SVP & CIO, Amgen

Global Finalists includes CIOs for organizations over $5 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations:

Brian Gabbard, VP IT & Services and Global Shared Services, Ball Corporation Rich Gilbert, SVP & Chief Digital Information Officer, Aflac Sue-Jean Lin, SVP & CITO, Alcon Mark Papermaster, CTO & EVP, AMD Edward Wagoner, EVP & CIO, Digital, JLL Mike Wondrasch, EVP, CIO & Head of Enterprise Shared Services, Avantor

Large Enterprise Finalists includes CIOs for organizations over $5 billion annual revenue:

Aaron Gwinner, SVP & CIO, Reynolds American Kim Hales, SVP, IT, NRG Energy Todd Inlander, SVP & CIO, Southern California Edison Tara Long, Head of Technology, MassMutual Adhir Mattu, SVP & CIO, Marvell Technology, Inc. Dr. Edward Mesrobian, CIO & CTO, Nordstrom, Inc.

Enterprise Finalists includes CIOs for organizations over $2 billion annual revenue:

Anthony Bobos, EVP & CIO, Vitalant Brad Breau, SVP & CIO, Tokio Marine HCC Jeanine Charlton, SVP & CTDO, IT, Merchants Fleet Anita Klopfenstein, CIO, Little Caesars Enterprise John Lambeth, EVP & CIO, Maximus Steve Mills, Global CIO, iHeartMedia

Large Corporate Finalists includes CIOs for organizations over $1.2 billion annual revenue:

Colleen Berube, CIO & SVP Operations, Zendesk Christopher Desautel, SVP & CDO, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE COMPANIES Bernie Gracy, SVP & CDO, Agero Rachel Lockett, CIO, Pohlad Companies Darryl Maraj, CTO, GA Telesis, Digital Innovation Group John Pelant, EVP & CTO, CWT

Corporate Finalists includes CIOs for organizations up to $1.2 billion annual revenue:

Andrew Brock, President & CIO, Associa; CEO, Associa Digital Services Bridget Collins, Chief Transformation Officer & CIO, Cerence Jyoti Lynch, CIO, European Wax Center George Marootian, EVP & Head of Technology, Natixis Investment Managers US Michele Rodgers, CIO, Exeter Finance LLC Kristy Simonette, SVP of Strategic Services & CIO, Camden Property Trust

Nonprofit/Public Sector Finalists includes CIOs of government, education & nonprofit organizations:

Dr. Curt Carver, VP & CIO, UAB Rob Dickson, CIO, Wichita Public Schools Sharon Kennedy Vickers, CIO & Director, Office of Technology and Communications, City of Saint Paul Thomas Murphy, University CIO & SVP of IS and Computing, University of Pennsylvania Ted Ross, CIO & General Manager, City of Los Angeles Phillip Ventimiglia, Chief Innovation Officer, Georgia State University

Healthcare Finalists includes CIOs of hospitals & healthcare organizations:

Mark Brooks, EVP & CIO, Centene Corporation Dr. Bobbie Byrne, CIO, Advocate Aurora Health Alan Cullop, SVP & CIO, DaVita Inc. William Fandrich, SVP & CIO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan BJ Moore, EVP & CIO, Providence Cris Ross, CIO, Mayo Clinic

Finalists and winners are selected by an independent peer review process, led by prior ORBIE recipients, based upon:

Leadership and management effectiveness Business value created by technology innovation Engagement in industry and community endeavors

The 2022 National ORBIE Awards are made possible by:

Premier Sponsors: Fortinet & Workato Awards Sponsor: Strategic Staffing Solutions Digital Sponsor: Globant

The National ORBIE winners will be announced live on July 28, 2022 during the National ORBIE Awards at Hotel Avalon in Atlanta, Georgia.

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