The 12^th Annual Georgia CIO of the Year Finalists have now been notified and the full preliminary events will soon begin. Below find the list of these leaders and if you would like to meet and congratulate them in person, send a note to cioawards@techlinks.net for participation guidelines.

Global – Robin Bienfait (Research In Motion), Randy Fox (GE Energy Services), David Gutierrez (Assurant Solutions), Brian Rose (Infor Global Solutions) and Don Zimmerman (Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc.)

Enterprise – Barbara Kunkel (Troutman Sanders), Thomas Porter (Rollins, Inc), Ken Rabun (Manhattan Associates), Joe Surber (AGL Resources) and Larry White (MACTEC, Inc)

Corporate – Bob Arnett (Cobb Energy), Andrew Dunn (Access Insurance Company), Jay Ferro (Chartis Aerospace Insurance Services, Inc.), Kathy Lamb (Ames Taping Tools) and Bjarke Ormstrup (PBD Worldwide Fulfillment Services)

Nonprofit – Dan Brown (Consumer Credit Counseling Service), Marla Davidson (Arthritis Foundation), Cigdem Delano (Morehouse School of Medicine), Dan Smith (City of Atlanta, Department of Information Technology) and Ron Strachan (WellStar Health System)

This will be a great event and the additional sponsorship features will help make this a truly exceptional program. Let me know if you would like a personal introduction to each of the above.

Have a good weekend,

Mike Adkinson

mike@techlinks.net

404-918-3811 direct