We are thrilled and honored to announce the 2021 Business Transformation 150. In the face of a global pandemic, major economic and societal strife, and unexpected changes in working environments, these leaders have made meaningful impact on their organizations and communities.
Digital leadership has become one of the main capabilities required to heal, regrow and make our organizations thrive again. Our 2021 BT150 represents the best that the industry has to offer in this regard. They impact change, give back to the community, and promote inclusion and diversity at all levels. Their innovation and transdisciplinary strengths are exemplars of a new generation of industry leaders.
Over the past six months, nominations for these disruptive leaders came from peers, industry influencers, technology vendors and analysts. It was a vigorous process to cut down to the final listing, and we are excited to recognize these leaders today and at our 10th anniversary CCE.
Congrats again to the listed leaders:
• Fawad Ahmad, Chief Digital Officer at State Farm
• John Albers, Chief Information Officer at Fisher Phillips
• Chema Alonso, Chief Digital Consumer Officer (CDCO) at Telefónica
• Mike Amend, President, Online at Lowe's Companies, Inc.
• Sejal Amin, CTO, Tax Professionals at Thomson Reuters
• Mike Anderson, SVP, CIO & Digital Leader, North America at Schneider Electric
• Yasir Anwar, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Digital Officer at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
• Romain Apert, Global Chief Information Officer at Mars Wrigley
• Asha Aravindakshan, Vice President, Customer Delight & Operations at Sprinklr
• Michelle Arlotta – Routh, Chief Information Officer at CARE
• Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer at Coursera
• Allen M. Benson, Director of Information Technology at Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
• Dr. Claudia Bertram-Kretzberg, Group CIO / Managing Director at Klöckner Shared Services GmbH
• Colleen Berube, Chief Information Officer at Zendesk
• Theo Blackwell MBE, Chief Digital Officer at Mayor of London
• Bill Blausey, SVP and CIO at Eaton
• Bertrand Bodson, Member of the Executive Committee, Chief Digital Officer at Novartis
• Jan Brecht, CIO at Daimler AG
• Jay Brodsky, Chief Digital Officer at American Geophysical Union
• Monica Caldas, SVP & Chief Information Officer, Global Retail Markets at Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Christina Callas, EVP, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Total Wine & More
• Kate Carruthers, Chief Data & Insights Officer at University of New South Wales (UNSW)
• Al Chang, Managing Director, CIO at Esurance
• Fumbi Chima, Global Chief Information Officer at adidas
• Tim Clark, Senior Vice President & Chief Digital Officer at NASCAR
• Carol Clements, Chief Technology Officer at Pizza Hut
• Craig Cohen, Divison Vice President ADP Marketplace an ADP Venture at ADP
• Brook Colangelo, Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Waters Corporation
• Aileen Corrigan, MII, Chief Digital Officer at Digicel Group
• Deborah Corwin Scott, Chief Information Officer at Harvard Medical School
• Chad Couch, Chief Information Officer at JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
• Douglas Crowe, SVP and CIO at American Tower
• Allana Cummings, CIO at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
• Dale Denham, CIO at Geiger
• Amy Denkenberger, CIO at Chemonics International
• Vince DiMascio, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
• Melissa Ehresman, Chief Digital Officer at USAA
• Michael Ellis, Chief Customer and Digital Officer, EVP at Johnson Controls
• Matthew Ernst, Vice President Digital Services, Business Development, & Learning at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
• Dave Evans, Co-founder & CEO at Fictiv
• Chris Fielding, CIO at Sungard Availability Services
• Dave Finnegan, Customer Experience Officer (CMO\CIO) at Orvis
• Fuji Foo, Chief Digital Officer at Certis
• Jim Fowler, Chief Technology Officer at Nationwide
• Bobby George, VP & Chief Digital Officer at Carrier
• Carmen Luz Gillmore, Senior Director of Information Technology and Digital (CIO & CDO) at SQM
• Paul Green, Chief Development Officer at Angel Medflight Worldwide Air Ambulance Service
• Mark Grimse, Vice President, Information Technology at Robert Half
• Josko Grljevic, Chief Transformation Officer at Talon Outdoor
• Jason Grovert, Chief Information Officer at Steadfast Companies
• Adam Gunther, SVP, Digital Identity at Equifax
• Saravanan Gurumurthy, Principal and Chief Technology Officer at Platinum Equity
• Shwen Gwee, VP and Head of Global Digital Strategy at Bristol Meyers Squibb
• Dustin Haisler, Chief Innovation Officer at e.Republic
• Morten Halvorsen, CIO at H&M
• Ulrich Irnich, CIO at Vodafone
• Jennifer Ives, Senior Vice President | Global Partnerships at 3Pillar Global
• Daniel Jeavons, General Manager - Data Science at Shell
• Afzal Jessa, Chief Digital Officer at Vale
• Sudhir Jha, Senior Vice President and Head of Brighterion at Mastercard
• Steven John, CIO at ARA Aramark Uniform Company
• Michelle Johnson, EVP, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at The Freeman Company
• Tammylynne Jonas (Johnson), Global CIO at Self Esteem Brands, LLC
• Claudette Jones, Interim Chief Operations Officer at National Records of Scotland
• Sheila Jordan, Chief Digital Technology Officer at Honeywell
• Diane Jurgens, Chief Technology Officer (CTO & CIO) at BHP
• Adriana Karaboutis, Group Chief Information & Digital Officer at National Grid
• Kathy Kay, SVP & Chief Information Officer at Principal Financial Group
• Vince Kellen, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer at University of California San Diego (UCSD)
• Justin Kershaw, Corporate Vice President and CIO at Cargill
• Rita Khan, Chief Digital Officer at Mayo Clinic
• Christa Koenen, CIO at Deutsche Bahn AG
• Bahman Koohestani, Chief Technology Officer at Lending Club
• Sailendra Koorapati, Vice President, Global Information Technology at Callaway Golf
• Mary Kotch, Global CIO at Aspen Insurance Group
• Goutam Kundu, Senior Vice President of Technology & Chief Information Officer at Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
• Aimée Lapic, Chief Digital Officer at GoPro
• Nicole Laurence, Chief Information Officer at GraniteRock
• Valerie Letch, Chief Information Officer at VSP
• Michael Liebow, former Global Managing Director, Accenture
• John Lilleyman, Chief Information Officer at STEMCELL Technologies
• Chengjiang (Andy) Lin, Vice President IT, Americas, Digital and Guardian at Ansell
• Eileen (Egan) Mahoney, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer at PVH Corp.
• Sharon Mandell, Chief Information Officer at TIBCO Software Inc.
• Richard Maranville, EVP, Chief Digital Officer at The Freeman Company
• John T Marcante, Chief Information Officer, Managing Director at Vanguard
• Sandi Mays, EVP, CIO & Chief Customer Experience Officer at Zayo Group
• Bill McCorey, SVP - Global CIO at Universal Parks and Resorts
• André Mendes, Chief Information Officer at U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• Justin Mennen, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at RITE AID
• Enzo Micali, Senior Vice President, Digital Solution Delivery at The TJX Companies, Inc.
• Ann Michael, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Public Library of Science (PLOS)
• Sathish Muthukrishnan, Chief Information, Data, and Digital Officer at Ally Financial Inc.
• Marie Myers, Chief Digital Officer at HP
• Andy Nallappan, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Global Technology and Solutions at Broadcom Inc.
• Rakesh Nambiar, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Bank at East West Bank
• Roshan Navagamuwa, Chief Information Officer at CVS Health
• Andrew Nebus, Senior Principal SME: Trusted Advisory at ASRC Federal
• Robert Neff, Vice President, Digital Solution Development at Digital Innovation and Consumer Experience Group, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
• Peter B. Nichol, Director, IT Portfolio Management for Research & Development at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Michele Norin, Sr. Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Rutgers University
• Shyam Oberoi, Chief Digital Officer at Royal Ontario Museum
• Stefan Olowsson, IT-Director / CIO at Försäkringskassan
• Joe Park, Vice President, Innovation at Yum! brands
• Rusty Patel, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Tenneco
• Bill Pierce, Chief Information Officer at The Jackson Laboratory
• Karen Renner, SVP, CIO at CommScope
• Lubomira Rochet, Chief Digital Officer, member of the Group Executive Committee at L'Oréal
• Claire Rutkowski, Chief Information Officer at Bentley Systems
• Oana Ruxandra, Chief Digital Officer & EVP, Business Development at Warner Music Group
• Sanjib Sahoo, Chief Information Officer at XPO Logistics, Inc.
• Kimberly Saxton, Vice President - Clinique Brand Operations and Chief of Staff at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
• Danielle Schmelkin, Chief Information Officer at Madewell
• Christopher Schnakenberg, Vice President, Platform Strategy & Partnerships at Activision Blizzard
• Jim Scholefield, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Marriott International
• Julieta Schuster, CIO, Global Feminine Care, Family Care and PGVentures at Procter & Gamble
• Bindu Shah, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Digital Officer at Tory Burch
• Aarti Shah, Ph.D., SVP and Chief Information Officer at Eli Lilly and Company
• Vera Silver, Director at Barclays
• Bonnie Smith, Vice President & Chief Information Officer (VP & CIO) at Lear Corporation
• Edgar Smol, CEO at Saks Fifth Avenue Mexico
• Heidi Spirgi, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Cornerstone OnDemand
• Scott Spradley, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Tysons Food
• Ryan Stevens, Senior Director of Brand Marketing at , Dr Pepper®, Crush® and Schweppes® Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc.
• Kim Stevenson, SVP & GM Foundational Data Services at NetApp
• Cynthia Stoddard, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Adobe
• JoAnn Stonier, Chief Data Officer at Mastercard
• John Strain, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Old Navy/The Gap
• Jack Suess, VP of IT and CIO at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
• Jim Swanson, EVP and Group CIO at Johnson & Johnson
• Ali Tafreshi, Chief Information Officer at Authority Brands
• Todd Thiel, Vice President & Chief Information Officer at SECURA Insurance Companies
• Mark Tonnesen, CIO at Freedom Financial Network
• Shanda Trautman, SVP, Chief Digital Officer at Old Missouri Bank
• David Trice, Chief Product Officer & General Manager Connected Buildings at Honeywell Connected Buildings
• Teresa Tung, Managing Director at Accenture
• Bettina Uhlich, CIO and Head of Global IT Services at Evonik
• Dr Ruben Valdes, Chief Creative Officer at Novis Health
• Ashok Vantipalli, Chief Information Officer at TireHub
• Prat Vemana, SVP/Chief Digital Officer at Kaiser Permanente
• Karl Walsh, Chief Digital Officer at JCPenney
• Holly Walters, Chief Information Officer at Toyota North America
• Sarah Warnes Rasmusen, Chief Customer Officer at Lands' End
• Peter Weckesser, Chief Digital Officer at Schneider Electric
• Carman Wenkoff, EVP and Chief Information Officer at Dollar General
• Marc West, EVP, Chief Information Officer at Fiserv
• David White, Chief Information Officer at Battelle
• Renee Zaugg, Chief Information Officer at Otis Elevator Co.
• Steven Zerby, Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer at Owens Corning
• Rachel Zhang, Managing Director, Global Head of Fixed Income Front Office Technology at Jefferies
This prestigious recognition and induction ceremony will be held at Constellation’s Connected Enterprise in October 2020.
For more details about the listed executives, visit: https://www.constellationr.com/business-transformation-150/2021
