It is interesting to note that a couple of the new 玩偶姐姐s this month were promoted from within.  These 玩偶姐姐s have broken what I refer to as “The 玩偶姐姐 Successor Paradox” in , just published last month.

Despite the fact that most 玩偶姐姐s know that it is their executive responsibility to name and develop a successor, only a small percentage of companies typically honor that succession plan. The majority recruit their new 玩偶姐姐s from the outside.  Why does this matter? Well, IT strategy and implementation are long-term pursuits, and if every new 玩偶姐姐 is building institutional (and architectural) knowledge from scratch, the IT organization will be forever changing directions. Each new 玩偶姐姐 will have to do an archeological dig to sort out the past, and that revolving 玩偶姐姐 door will keep spinning.

Congratulations to the 玩偶姐姐s (and their successors) who have broken the 玩偶姐姐 successor paradox. On to the news.

Tenet Healthcare Corporation appointed Paul T. Browne as 玩偶姐姐 to oversee the leadership and strategic direction of it’s IT systems. He will also continue to oversee the strategy and operations of the applied informatics department, a leadership role he has held since June 2012 when he was appointed SVP.  Browne succeeds Stephen F. Brown, who will retire in March 2013 after more than 35 years with the company.

was named Deputy 玩偶姐姐 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is responsible for modernizing the commission’s information technology systems. Dyson joined the SEC as an Assistant Director for Enterprise Operations and later promoted to CTO. Prior, Dyson was Deputy 玩偶姐姐 for the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Michelle Garvey was named 玩偶姐姐 at Ann, Inc., replacing Michael Sajor, who left the post in July. Ann, Inc. owns the Ann Taylor and LOFT brands which, together, have over 1,000 retail stores. Garvey previously was the 玩偶姐姐 of The Warnaco Group for 8 years.

Weis Markets announced as its 玩偶姐姐, replacing Mike Campanaro who has left the company. Stroeing has over 20 years of IT experience in the retail industry. She moves to Weis Market from Supervalu, Inc., where she was serving as operations support, service management and VP.

Jeff Wiggin was promoted from VP of IT to 玩偶姐姐 at T-Mobile. Previously, Wiggin was VP of IT at Chico’s and Senior Director of IT at Home Depot.

Booz Allen Hamilton named Kevin Winter as 玩偶姐姐 responsible for executing the firm’s IT infrastructure strategy, including migrating the company to the cloud, leveraging virtual and mobile technologies, and optimizing the performance and security of the company’s networks and systems. Prior to joining Booz Allen, Winter was the CISO for SRA International, Inc.

Ames Flynn has joined Rent-A-Center as 玩偶姐姐. Flynn has over 15 years of retail industry experience and has contributed to IT organizations at Lowe’s, Furniture Brands, and Michael’s.

Jerry Toscano was promoted to 玩偶姐姐 and VP at BlueShield of Northeastern New York, a subsidiary of HealthNow New York. Toscano had been the interim 玩偶姐姐 since March 2012.  Prior, Toscano was an executive with Citigroup in Rochester, and Director of IT for BlueCross BlueShield of Rochester.

Winn Dixie Stores, Inc., appointed Rick Coro as 玩偶姐姐, replacing Maura Hart. Coro previously served as SVP & 玩偶姐姐 of Advance Auto Parts for 7 years.