Governing Body

Governing Body members are responsible for the strategic direction of the CIO Executive Summit. The support and participation of our region's Fortune 1000 CIOs, along with the top government and academic CIOs, ensures that each of the conference sessions, speakers and best practice vendor sponsors are relevant, timely and structured to deliver maximum value.

Martin Davis
Governing Body Co-Chair
EVP, Technology & Operations Group
Wells Fargo & Company
Archie Deskus
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Ingersoll Rand
Steve Hagood
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CIO
Goodrich Corporation
Joshua Jewett
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CIO
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
Richard Thomas
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
Rob Watkins
Governing Body Co-Chair
CIO
Compass Group, North America
Thomas Adams
EVP, CFO & CIO
Reynolds American Inc.
Frank Boncimino
SVP & CIO
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Ronnie Bryant
Director IT
Charlotte Bobcats
Terry Buchanan
ITS, Mgr.
Robeson County
Jim Clendenen
CIO
Harris Teeter, Inc.
Larry Conrad
Vice Chancellor, IT & CIO
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jay Dominick
Vic Chancellor & CIO
UNC Charlotte
Chris Filandro
VP & CIO/CISO
Meritage Homes Corporation
Jakob From
Sr. IT Director
Electrolux Home Products - North America
Kevin Hutchinson
CIO
Skanska USA
Paul Johnson
EVP & CIO
BB&T Corporation
Umesh Manathkar
CIO
Cree, Inc.
Brad Merlie
VP, IS
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.
Onyeka Nchege
VP & CIO
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Jack Rech
Sr. Director, IS
National Gypsum Company
Gail Roper
Chief Information & Community Relations Officer
City of Raleigh
Paul Saunders
VP & CIO
E-Z-GO / Jacobsen
Randy Senn
CIO
SCANA Corporation
Nick Spann
VP, IS & CIO
WILCOHESS, LLC
Jeff Stovall
CIO
City of Charlotte
Tony Vaden
VP & CIO
American Tire Distributors, Inc.
Jonathan Womer
CIO
State of North Carolina