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City of Dallas’ Information Officer Is Resigning for ‘Gig in Private Industry’

by | Apr 26, 2024
Bill Zielinski oversaw the city’s response to a ransomware attack as well as to an employee deleting millions of electronic police records. Brian Gardner, the city’s chief information security officer, will be the department’s interim director, the Dallas Morning News reported.
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Brinker International CFO Joe Taylor to Retire; New CFO and CIO Named Amid Executive Leadership Transition
by | Mar 8, 2024

Brinker International Inc., a Dallas-based restaurant company, has announced changes to its executive leadership team.

The updates include the retirement of Joe Taylor as EVP and chief financial officer, the appointment of Mika Ware as SVP and chief financial officer, effective June 27, and the appointment of Chris Caldwell as SVP and chief information officer....

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WWEX Group Names New Chief Technology Officer, Appoints New CIO
by | Jan 26, 2024
As CTO, Daniel Curling will play a key role in shaping the future growth of the company and driving technological advancements. As CIO, Scott Ball will be responsible for WWEX Group's technology infrastructure, operations, security, and corporate applications.
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Dallas Restaurant Company Wingstop Names Chief Information Officer
by | Dec 14, 2023

Chris Fallon has been named senior vice president, chief information officer by Dallas-based Wingstop and will lead the brand’s enterprise and restaurant technology solutions, IT infrastructure, and information security....

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Lewisville’s MCS Hires Industry Veteran as Chief Information Officer to Enhance Proptech

by | Apr 14, 2023

Real estate and financial services and technology veteran Marin Ursu has taken on the role of chief information officer at Lewisville-based national property services company MCS.

He replaces Mike Housewright, who retired after five years at MCS. Ursu reports to CEO Craig Torrance and serves on the company’s executive team.

“Marin brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the already robust technology offerings at MCS and I’m excited to welcome him to the team,” Torrance said in a statement....

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Mary Kay Inc. Announces New Chief Information Officer
by | Mar 3, 2023

James Whatley has been appointed as chief information officer of Addison-based beauty and entrepreneurship company Mary Kay Inc.

In this new role, the company said Whatley will champion its digital innovation efforts, including revolutionizing Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants’ ability to unleash their full potential through tools and technology....

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Southwest Airlines Promotes Exec to SVP and Chief Information Officer
by | Feb 2, 2023

Dallas-headquartered Southwest Airlines Co. has promoted Lauren Woods from vice president of technology to senior vice president and chief information officer.

She will report to Chief Administration & Communications Officer Linda Rutherford....

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Primoris Services Appoints New Chief Information Officer
by | Feb 1, 2023

Dallas-based Primoris Services Corp. has appointed Chad Haxton as chief information officer, a role in which he will continue to drive the company’s digital transformation via innovation and tech implementations....

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Mortgage Firm Supreme Lending Announces Chief Information Officer

by | Dec 11, 2022

Supreme Lending announced it has appointed Baiju Thakkar chief information officer of the Dallas-based full-service mortgage lender.

Thakkar brings nearly 25 years of IT leadership, knowledge, and experience to the role, in which he will be instrumental in developing, engineering, and implementing innovative, efficient technology initiatives to support the company’s growth....

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City of Dallas Hires a New CIO—And He Has a Vast Background in Federal Technology
by | Jun 17, 2020
Last week, Bill Zielinski, a longtime employee in the federal IT space, officially replaced Hugh Miller as Dallas' chief information officer.
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DI People: Neiman Marcus, Pier 1, Crayon, Neos Therapeutics Make Exec Moves
by | Feb 5, 2019
You’ll also find news from Nuvectra, Zimperium, ON2IT, Nifty Method, Dynata, the University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Calise Partners in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations with ties to North Texas.
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Ex-Capital One CIO Joins Naya Ventures as Entrepreneur in Residence
by | May 2, 2018
Naya says Don Goin's background in financial services augments its capabilities in venture capital doing early-stage B2B investments in artificial intelligence, IoT, and blockchain.
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