CIO of the Year Finalists Announced!

The Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group are proud to announce the finalists for the 2013 CIO of the Year Awards. The following executives lead the information technology strategy and deployment of some of the region’s most successful and innovative companies. Be sure to attend the Awards Gala on Thursday, March 7 to meet the finalists in person and learn the winners of each category listed below. For more information on the CIO of the Year program, visit www.pghtech.org/events/cio-of-the-year.aspx.

2013 Finalists Announced!

Enterprise Category, Greater than 1,500 Employees
Mark Braden, ServiceLink, Chief Information Officer

Michael Keslar, BNY Mellon, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Global Transactions

Greg Wilson, CentiMark Corporation, Senior Vice President/Chief Information Officer

Nancy S. Wolk, ALCOA, Inc., Chief Information Officer

Enterprise Category, 250-1,500 Employees

Rex A. Althoff, Federated Investors, Inc., President – Technology, Chief Information Officer

Sarampal Matharu, Aquatech International Corporation, Senior Vice President, Information Technology

Joshua Stauffer, Industrial Scientific Corporation, Global Director, Information Technology

Growth Category, Less than 250 Employees

Bruce E. Freshwater, Sierra w/o Wires, Chief Executive Officer/Chief Information Officer

Michael Hemy, iCarnegie Global Learning, Chief Information Officer

Douglas R. Prom, Innovate E-Commerce, Inc., Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer

Christopher Radi, Foundation Radiology Group, P.C., Chief Information Officer

Non-Profit Category

Lisa M. Abel-Palmieri, Ph.D., The Ellis School, Director of Instructional & Informational Technologies

George W. Appley, Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Charles Mance, California University of Pennsylvania, Vice President for University Technology Services

Edward McCallister, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Chief Information Officer, Insurance Services Division

David K. Thompson, Software Engineering Institute, Director, Information Technology and Security

About CIO of the Year

It takes great leaders to keep southwestern Pennsylvania’s technology sector on the cutting-edge. The Council, along with the Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group, honors top technology executives who work in industry, non-profit, academia and government, and who use their innovation and creativity to improve our region. Nominees, including chief information officers or those in equivalent positions, are recognized for their innovation and creativity in planning and deploying their enterprise systems, future technology goals, management philosophy and service to the industry and community.

Event Sponsored By:

Event Partners

Pittsburgh Technology Council | Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group

Event Sponsors:

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC | Comcast Business Class | Donwil Company | UPMC Technology Development Center

Supporting Sponsors:

Allegheny County Airport Authority | CDW Corporation | CGI | Data Recovery Services, LLC | DQE Communications | Expedient Communications | MCPc | Pomeroy, an HP Elite Partner | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | SDLC Partners | ServiceNow | Synergy Staffing

Production Sponsor:

Wrecking Crew Media

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