— Nationwide provides a full range of insurance and financial services products across the US. Its insurance portfolio includes car, motorcycle, homeowners, pet, farm, life, and commercial policies. The company also offers annuities, mutual funds, retirement, plans and specialty health services. Carrel brings more than 30 years of experience within Nationwide Technology.

Most recently, he served as SVP and CTO for Nationwide Financial where he was responsible for all tech solutions supporting Nationwide’s financial services businesses. He earned a BS from Bowling Green State University and an MBA from the University of Dayton. Starbucks Coffee Company is a roaster and retailer of specialty coffee, and an American multinational chain, with cafes and stores around the globe. Varadarajan was most recently with Amazon, where he led technology and supply chain efforts for the Worldwide Grocery Stores business.

Earlier in his career, he held software engineering roles at Oracle and contributed to several early-stage tech companies. Varadarajan earned a B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MS from Purdue and from the University of Washington. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells tires, and related products and services worldwide.

Most recently, Mehta served as SVP and CIO at Johnson Electric, where he led enterprise-wide transformation across ERP, PLM, smart manufacturing, analytics, and AI. His prior leadership experience includes CIO roles at Visteon Corporation, Fabrinet, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and a senior role at Oracle where he drove large-scale IT modernization, software-led transformation, and operational resilience across global automotive and manufacturing ecosystems.

Lumen Technologies is a global tech company providing network, cloud, security, and IT services.Fowler joins from Nationwide Insurance, where he served as EVP and CTO, responsible for modernizing core tech capabilities, driving digital transformation of business operations, and scaling intelligent automation across the enterprise. Prior to Nationwide, Fowler held senior tech leadership roles at GE, including Global CIO, where he led the internal digital transformation strategy and operations. Fowler holds a BS from Miami University and an MBA from Xavier University. DXC Technology is an enterprise tech and innovation partner delivering software, services, and solutions to global enterprises and public sector organizations.

Jukes joined in 2017 and has played a pivotal role in shaping DXC’s digital strategy and global technology capabilities. Before joining, he held senior roles across global tech organizations at HP and HPE, where he led modernization, enterprise engineering, and digital operations programs. Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia, is a private research university founded in 1836 and offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Haggas joined as an application developer and has served in various IT leadership positions there, including manager of PeopleSoft applications, senior director, interim deputy CIO, and associate CIO in enterprise applications.

She received a BS from the University of Georgia. Associa is a community association management firm, serving more than five million members.

Most recently, Johnson served as a senior partner at Fortium Partners. Before that, she was EVP and CIO at Freeman Company, leading global technology strategy and teams of more than 200 employees and partners. Johnson has also held tech and business leadership positions at FedEx Office, Deloitte Consulting, and JCPenney.

She earned a BA from St. Ambrose University and an MBA from the University of Kansas School of Business. Emory Healthcare is a comprehensive healthcare system that offers 11 hospitals, the Emory Clinic, more than 250 provider locations, and more than 2,800 physicians specializing in 70 different medical subspecialties. Fultz joined as an application solution analyst and held several leadership roles as manager and corporate director, associate CIO and VP of applications and digital experience for Emory Healthcare.

Fultz holds a BBA from the University of Georgia. Founded in 1976, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM provides gifts for various occasions. The company’s portfolio includes more than 18 premium brands, such as 1-800-Flowers.com, Harry & David, PersonalizationMall.com, and Things Remembered.

Most recently, Zelikovsky served as EVP and Global CIO at Pitney Bowes. Before that, he held divisional CIO and head of digital tech roles at Kimberly-Clark for both EMEA and Latin America, where he executed IT transformation strategies that drove business turnarounds and operating profit growth. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College, and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Westfield is a property and casualty insurance company that underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage. Most recently, Scholz served as senior managing director and CTO at Markel, where he led global teams supporting business operations across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Prior to that, he held progressive leadership roles focused on data engineering, analytics platforms, cloud strategy, and enterprise technology transformation at Capital One. McGuireWoods represents financial services institutions, fintech company investment advisers, broker-dealers in litigation, and transactional and regulatory matters. Mackie was previously CTO at McGuireWoods, and managed a team of 70 professionals, oversaw the firm’s IT budget, collaborated with the firm’s AI and innovation team, and led a data governance initiative that reduced high-risk file exposures, and helped scale the firm’s remote work capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before coming to McGuireWoods, Mackie held senior roles at Winston & Strawn LLP and Huron Consulting Group, leading IT teams in the legal, healthcare and higher education sectors. Intermodal Tank Transport (ITT)

is a global tank container logistics and transportation company. Knight arrives at Intermodal from Loomis where he served as CIO.

His prior roles include CTO at Ceva Logistics, senior director enterprise applications at Hertz, and senior director of IT at Johnson Controls. Knight earned a BBA from the University of Kentucky and an MS from Houston Baptist University – Archie W. Dunham College of Business. New CIO appointments, December 2025 New CIO appointments, November 2025 New CIO appointments, October 2025 New CIO appointments, September 2025 New CIO appointments, August 2025