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Charlotte CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Charlotte community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
- Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
- Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies
Charlotte CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Charlotte CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Reenie Askew
City of Charlotte, NC
CIO
Ken Athanasiou
VF
Chief Information Security Officer
William Curtiss
Hanesbrands
CISO / Director, Global Cybersecurity
Steve Hagood
Trane Technologies
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Jon Harris
Compass Group USA
CISO
Margarita Rivera
Lennar Multifamily Communities
Vice President, Information Security Risk & Compliance
Patrick Thompson
Albemarle
CIO
Bonnie Titone
Duke Energy
CIO
Kimberly Trapani
American Tire Distributors
Chief Security Officer
Members
Andy Basinger
Monarch
CTO
Ronnie Bryant
Charlotte Hornets
SVP and CIO
Terry Buchanan
Robeson County
CIO
Steve Cayea
Golder
Chief Technology Officer
Eric Christian
Atrium Health
VP, CTO
Elvis Clemetson
CTE
Chief Information & Technology Officer
David Costar
Cree
Chief Information Officer
Randy Cress
Rowan County
CIO
Andy Crowder
Atrium Health
Senior Vice President Chief Information and Analytics Officer
Detlef Dohmen
Polypore International
CIO
Sri Donthi
Advance Auto Parts
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Chris Dowler
IAT Group
CIO
Mike Everly
Renfro Corporation
CIO
Karl Hightower
Novant Health
CDO
Jeff Hughes
Brighthouse Financial
Chief Information Officer
Sheila Jordan
Honeywell
Chief Digital Technology Officer
Kevin Lilly
Jeld-Wen
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Allen Look
Hayward
CIO
Sathish Muthukrishnan
Ally
Chief Information, Data and Digital Officer
Onyeka Nchege
Novant Health
SVP and CIO
Kevin O'Rourke
Service Logic
CIO
Paul Ramsay
Pike Corporation
CIO
Craig Robertson
National Gypsum
VP Technology and Innovation
Mike Seymour
Allegacy
VP Technology
Nelson Still
Form Technologies
VP of IT
Nancy Templeton
Extended Stay America
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Darrell Thompson
Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated
Sr. Vice President, CIO
Troy Trybom
ACN
CIO NA
Sandeep Uthra
Truliant Federal Credit Union
CIO
Vic Ventura
Novolex
Global CIO
Craig Williams
Ciena
VP & CIO
Angela Yochem
Novant Health
EVP & Chief Digital & Technology Officer
"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Upcoming Events
In-person Programs
September, 2021
Charlotte CIO Inner Circle
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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November 9, 2021
Charlotte CIO Executive Summit
The Westin Charlotte
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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Virtual Programs
May 27, 2021
Charlotte CIO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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October 7, 2021
Global CIO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CIOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CIO peers
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 14
In this episode, we ask CIO Rob Zelinka of Jack Henry & Associates why change management is so hard for large organizations. We discuss change fatigue and the unrelenting pace of change, and Rob shares how communication and transparency can help business leaders crack the change management code.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | APRIL 5, 2021
BLOG | APRIL 5, 2021
Keep on Building and Trust the Process
Do you have a negative view of the word “process”? Head of IT Gary Allwood of ABP explains how good processes enable you to demonstrate improvements, manage change and show the value of what technology delivers. Read his 3 steps to a better process.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MARCH 31, 2021
BLOG | MARCH 31, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? IT Leaders Anne Marie Richard & James Dudek
On The Next Big Question podcast, we interview C-level executives about a timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with CIO Anne Marie Richard & Organizational Strategist James Dudek of UC-Berkeley.
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