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by Martha Heller

Big Companies, Big ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãs

Opinion
Sep 10, 20144 mins
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From IBM to HP to Deutsche Bank to AON, large companies are hiring new ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãs

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While all of the moves this month are momentous for one reason or another, the most intriguing, to my mind, is Ralph Loura’s joining HP.  Loura, who has been ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã of Clorox for years, will work for Global ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã Ramon Baez, who joined HP from Kimberly-Clark, another very large global consumer packaged goods company. HP’s tapping into CPG ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãs, rather than high-tech ÍæÅ¼½ã½ãs is a strategic move for HP. I’m looking forward to seeing the impact that Loura, together with Baez, will have on the company.

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Ralph Loura, ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã at Hewlett-Packard

In more news….

IBM named as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã to head the company’s IT strategy. Previously, Smith served SunCorp for seven years first as a ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã then as a CEO for their Business Services unit. Prior to SunCorp, Smith held ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã roles at Ingersoll Rand, Allied Signal, and Telstra as well as a CEO position at Majitek.

Deutsche Bank appointed Richard Shannon as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã, Americas & Co-Head of Global Technology & Operations, effective October 2014. Shannon joins Deutsche Bank after 20 years with Goldman Sachs, where he most recently worked as Head of Web Platforms Technology.

Hewlett-Packard poached to be ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for the company’s Enterprise Group, a $28 billion dollar division, and will report to HP’s Global ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã, Ramon Baez. Most recently, Loura was ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for Clorox Co. and prior to that SVP of IT Operations at Medicis.

Yahoo! Inc. announced that has joined the company as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and SVP, Infrastructure, reporting CEO, Marissa Mayer. Most recently, he served as VP of IT Operations at Netflix and prior to that was VP of IT Operations at Attensity, an analytical software provider.

GE Power & Water named former Boeing executive as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã. Prior to joining Boeing 2008 as VP of IT, Johnson held IT and software positions at Dell Inc., Nortel Networks, FedEx Corp.and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Aon, a provider of risk management and human resources solutions, appointed as EVP of Enterprise Innovation and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã. Bruno joins Aon from NCR Corporation, where he held several positions with increased responsibility, most recently as EVP, Industry and Field Operations, and Corporate Development. He also has served in senior IT roles at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Symbol Technologies, Inc., Cisco Systems, Bristol Myers Squibb, and United Parcel Service.

Office Depot Inc. taps as their new ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for their international division, effective September 15. Before, Sherwell served as an IT advisor for Office Depot’s merger with OfficeMax. After the merger was completed last year, he advised the company on the IT integration. Previously, Sherwell acted as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã of Sears Holdings since 2010.

Greg Meyers informed me he has moved to Motorola Solutions as Corporate VP and ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã, effective today.  Greg joins Motorola Solutions from Cambridge, MA-based Biogen Idec, where he was VP of Business IT having led IT for Commercial Operations, Product Supply & Manufacturing, HR, Legal and Finance.  Previously, Greg has held senior IT positions at Novartis and Johnson & Johnson.

joined Omni Hotels as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã. Most recently she was ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Before that, she held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, including ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and VP of IT for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and VP of IT for MGM Mirage..

Mohawk Valley Health System, which was formed last March by the affiliation of Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, NY, hired John Lynch as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã. Lynch has 24 years of IT leadership experience in healthcare and most recently served as the ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã for Provena Health (now known as Presence Health).

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT), a real estate investment trust, appointed Todd Januzzi as ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã. Prior to ESRT, Januzzi held a VP, Application Development position at Vornado Realty Trust.