LyondellBasell, Progressive Insurance, and Caesars Entertainment are among the many companies that recently appointed new ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãs. ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã When I posted a similar column to this one a year ago, parts of the Northeast were under 50-80 inches of snow. Not so this year, which has been a much milder winter in this part of the country. The same can’t be said of recent IT leadership hires however, which continue to come in record numbers. Marc Franciosa is now the ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for LyondellBasell. He was previously vice president and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã with Praxair. was named ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for Progressive Insurance. Broz was promoted to the role from his prior position of enterprise project management office leader. Caesars Entertainment appointed as executive vice president and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã. Previously, he was global ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and chief innovation officer for Las Vegas Sands Corp. Edwina Payne is now vice president and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for Sealed Air. Payne previously held the same role at Zimmer Biomet. Jodi Euerle Eddy was promoted to ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and senior vice president at Boston Scientific. Previously, she was the company’s vice president of IS sales and marketing, and business intelligence. Ramkumar Rayapureddy has been named Global ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã with Mylan. Rayapureddy was previously the Global ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and vice president at Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals. John Hill is the newly appointed ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for Carhartt. Previously, Hill was ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and vice president of business transformation for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. has been appointed as senior vice president and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã of Seattle Children’s Hospital. He has filled the interim ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã position since April 2015, and prior to that, Brown was ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã with Lawrence General Hospital. Previously Senior Vice President and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã at AMGEN, is now ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for Workday. Haier America named as its first ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã. Johnston was previously the ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for Belkin for more than six years. is now the senior vice president and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã at Boston Private. Previously, she was ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã, campus services for Harvard University. is now the ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã with Bentley University. Previously, Wittstein was managing director of administrative technology services and IT oversight for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. Michael Josephs is now the ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for American Advisors Group. Previously, Josephs was with Xerox. Destination Hotels and Lowe Enterprises named as senior vice president and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã. Most recently, Arthurs was senior director of IT for Vail Resorts. Jeff Frazee was appointed ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for FCCI. Most recently, Frazee was the ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for Alfa Insurance. The Dow Chemical Company named Paula Tolliver corporate vice president of business services and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã to the Catalyst Board of Advisors, and North American co-chair of Dow’s Women’s Innovation Network If you have ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã job news to share, please get in touch! ‘Til next time … — Martha SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe