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2023 CIO / CISO of the Year Awards
The CIO / CISO of the Year Award Nominations are now open!
We are excited to announce the opening of the 2023 CIO of the Year/CISO of the Year/Rising Star nominations hosted by the Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group.
CIO of the Year is your opportunity to recognize and honor the accomplishments of Southwestern PA's most hardworking CIOs, CISOs, and IT Rising Stars. This year we have continued to place an emphasis on teams and team accomplishments to be able to recognize the incredible IT staffs that make up the CIO/CISO lead teams.
Similar to recent years, we are continuing the two-part nomination process for 2023. There is an initial short form (submission deadline: January 12, 2023) that can be submitted by the nominee themselves or from a colleague/member of IT community/friend, etc., followed by a secondary long form to be filled out by the nominee to capture the most relevant and correct data before judging begins. Please fill out one of these forms below if you have a nominee in mind or send this email on to others that may have nominees in their midst.
Mark your calendars—the 2023 CIO / CISO of the Year awards event will be taking place on Wednesday, April 12, 2023! Stay tuned for more details.
Nomination Forms:
CIO of the Year nomination form
CISO of the Year nomination form
Rising Star nomination form
Questions? Contact Allison Kaharick (akaharick@pghtech.org)
CIO/CISO of the Year 2022 - April 26, 2022
Congratulations to the 2022 CIO/CISO/Rising Star nominees and winners!
CIO of the Year Finalists
Terabyte Category
WINNER: Steve Bugajski, U.S. Steel
NOMINEES: Kirk Ball, Giant Eagle Tom Blazek, Arconic Ganesh Krishnan, PNC Paul Yater, 84 Lumber
Gigabyte Category
WINNER: Steve Agnoli, Reed Smith LLP
NOMINEES: Davor Brkovich, Matthews International Carmine Fantini, Equitrans Midstream Mark Henderson, University of Pittsburgh Scott Saeger, GNC
Megabyte Category
WINNER: Brian Vogel, TeleTracking Technologies
NOMINEES: Ron Baxter, J.V. Manufacturing Mario Cafaro, Management Science Associates Jay Copenhaver, Rizzo International, Inc.
Small University/Non-Profit Category
WINNER: David Carrico, Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
NOMINEES: Chuck Graham, CCAC Bryon Klingel, Commonwealth Charter Academy Joe Veranese, NCDMM
CISO of the Year Finalists
Terabyte Category
WINNER: Justin Zimmerman, Giant Eagle
NOMINEES: Mike Noble, Alcoa Eris Symms, Arconic
Gigabyte Category
WINNER: Justin Denham, Highmark Wholecare
NOMINEES: Matt LaVigna, NCFTA Sam Merrell, Kennametal, Inc.
Rising Star Finalists
WINNER: Jonathan Fischer, ARM Institute
Tony Arduini, Dollar Bank Dan Gorziglia, Maven Machines Max Ioffe, WESCO Distribution Ashley Petrouski, U.S. Steel
CIO Choice Award
Each year, there is one individual selected for the CIO Choice award which is considered a lifetime achievement award. These individuals are recognized for for their innovation and creativity in planning and deploying their enterprise systems, future technology goals, management philosophies, and service to the industry and community. This year's recipient:
WINNER: Dawn Cappelli
Special thank you to the Pittsburgh Technology Council for their partnership in organizing such a fantastic event! For a complete detailed recap of the nominees go to the PTC website.