New Members of the CIO Hall of Fame in 2012

By  Kim S. Nash, CIO
1 May 2012
URL: http://www.cio.com/article/705341/New_Members_of_the_CIO_Hall_of_Fame_in_2012

Steve Rubinow
CIO
FX Alliance
Career IT, marketing, innovation and decision-support expertise drawn from positions at Quaker Oats, Budget Rent A Car, Fidelity and NYSE Euronext have led Rubinow to head IT at FX Alliance, a foreign exchange technology provider. He understands how to use disruptive technology to produce enviable business advantage. Judge’s view: “Clearly one of the most innovative and transformational CIOs ever.”

Helen Cousins
EVP & CIO
Lincoln Trust
Career At financial services companies Barclays Bank and Dun and Bradstreet, and then at media companies Cendant and Dex Media, Cousins showed a relentless focus on improving business processes, which sums up her approach to IT: Reinvent the business model and make money. Judge’s view “Makes lasting, strategic impact on both the top line and bottom line. That’s what it’s all about.”

Dana Deasy
Group CIO
BP Global
Career After breaking IT ground and gaining substantial international experience at Rockwell, General Motors, Siemens and Tyco, Deasy came to BP, where he positions IT as a key lever in support of the company’s overall ambitions. Judge’s view “Dana’s accomplishments span the full spectrum of IT operations in some of the most challenging environments.”

Alan Matula
EVP & CIO
Royal Dutch Shell
Career In a remarkable 30-year career at one company, including seven years as CIO, Matula has demonstrated a global reach and a penchant for taking on audacious projects–including building an ecosystem of competing vendors–to deliver business benefit. Judge’s view “Competitive differentiation and human capital management, both integrated within an overall IT transformation, are indicators of a strategic and highly self-motivated CIO.”

Thomas Nealon
Group EVP (ret.)
J.C. Penney
Career Nealon’s IT leadership roles at Southwest Airlines, Frito-Lay and The Feld Group highlight his specialty of orchestrating transformation at complicated organizations in industries where old practices die hard. Judge’s view “A diversified career with repeated success&focusing on solutions that struck right at the heart of those things most important to each company.”

Bill Oates
CIO
City of Boston
Career Leading IT at Starwood Hotels and Resorts during a time of profound change in the hospitality industry primed Oates for effecting similarly striking changes in the public sector when he took over IT in Boston. Exceeding expectations as the first cabinet-level CIO for the city, he continuously seeks ways to prompt citizens to make their hometown better. Judge’s view “A shining example of what private-sector CIOs can do to help government agencies deal with the massive change brought on by advances in technology and rapidly declining budgets.”

Stephanie Reel
CIO, VP & Vice Provost
Johns Hopkins Medicine and (Johns Hopkins University
Career Dedication to healthcare IT at Johns Hopkins and, before that, at North Arundel Hospital/Baltimore Washington Medical Center, signals Reel’s passion for using technology to improve lives. Judge’s view “Clear dedication to the profession and demonstrated excellence.”

Tim Theriault
SVP & CIO
Walgreens
Career Theriault brings exemplary business skills–including from his roles at Northern Trust as president of its largest division and head of global technology–to the CIO position at Walgreens, where he is overseeing the transformation of the pharmacy chain’s core business model. Judge’s view “Major impact in all the organizations he worked for.”

David Weick
SVP of Shared Services & CIO
McDonald’s
Career His positions at Kraft, Specialty Foods and Ameritech span the fields of finance, marketing, human resources and technology. Weick’s P&L experience, and his ability to build partnerships across departments and introduce new technology, make him a leader with broad influence. Judge’s view “McDonald’s extraordinary business performance and continued leadership role in its business segment speak volumes about the impact David has made in the CIO role.”