Congratulations to our 2021 winners!
Leadership
Zack Hicks
CEO & President
Super Global
Sue-Jean Lin
SVP & CIO
Global
Gertrude Van Horn
SVP & CIO
Large Enterprise
Nimesh Mehta
CIO
Enterprise
Michele Rodgers
CIO
Corporate
Jyoti Lynch
CIO
Healthcare
Shane Henderson
CTO
Public Sector
Jack Kelanic
CTO
Super Global Finalists
Nancy
Flores
EVP, CIO & CTO
Tammy
Gilbert
CIO & Head of Corporate Technologies
Sue-Jean
Lin
SVP & CIO
Sudhir
Nair
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Pankaj
Patra
SVP & CIO
Angela
Venuk
CIO
Global Finalists
Ramnik
Kamo
EVP Global Operations & CIO
Christi
Liebe
Global CIO
Bill
McDonald
CIO
Andy
Potter
CTO
Gertrude
Van Horn
SVP & CIO
Large Enterprise Finalists
Ashley
Denison
CIO
Jim
French
CTO
Vipin
Gupta
CIO
Nimesh
Mehta
CIO
Mike
Santimaw
SVP & CIO
Enterprise Finalists
Brian
Drevicky
CIO
Michele
Rodgers
CIO
Hina
Shamsi
CIO
Trey
Smith
CIO
Mani
Suri
SVP & CIO
Corporate Finalists
Joan
Holman
CIO
Jyoti
Lynch
CIO
Steve
McLaurin
VP & CIO
Mark
Overton
SVP & CIO
Neelu
Sethi
SVP & CIO
Healthcare Finalists
Vin
Crispino
CIO
Shane
Henderson
CTO
Joe
Longo
SVP & CIO
Pamela
McNutt
SVP & CIO
Theresa
Meadows
SVP & CIO
Jan
Ross
CIO, Technology Division
Public Sector Finalists
Mark
Elrod
Director of IT
Jack
Kelanic
CTO
Doug
Short
CIO
Caren
Skipworth
CIO
Michael
Youngs
VP of IT Services
2021 Keynote
Tom Nealon, President, Southwest Airlines
Tom Nealon, President of Southwest Airlines, returned to Southwest Airlines in 2016 as Executive Vice President Strategy & Innovation before assuming the role of President in 2017. He previously served as a Director on the Southwest Board from 2010 to 2015, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from 2002 to 2006. As President, Tom is responsible for the Commercial (including Revenue, Network, Corporate Sales and Customer Relations/Rapid Rewards), Finance, Technology, Marketing, and Internal Audit Departments.
Leadership Award Recipient
Zack Hicks, EVP & CDO (Toyota Motor North America) and CEO & President (Toyota Connected North America), Toyota
Zack Hicks is executive vice president and chief digital officer at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). He also is chief executive officer and president of Toyota Connected North America. Additionally, he has a global role leading information security management for Toyota Motor Corporation and serves as senior general manager for its in-house Connected Company. As Toyota’s first chief digital officer, Hicks leads Toyota’s newly created Digital Transformation & Mobility unit, leading shared mobility, connectivity services, over-the-air upgrades and future business opportunities. This new role is designed to define and accelerate Toyota’s mobility efforts including vehicle connectivity, electrification and autonomous driving technologies in coordination with other company business divisions.
