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Winners of the 2023 Ohio ORBIE Awards Announced by OhioCIO
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Mar 17, 2023, 11:55 ET

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Executives from Kroger, Elevance Health, Rackspace Technology, Signet Jewelers, Designer Brands, Genesis HealthCare System, & Dwellworks, LLC Recognized for their Achievements

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OhioCIO announced the winners of its 2023 ORBIE® Awards. OhioCIO recognized chief information officers in seven key categories – Leadership, Super Global, Global, Large Enterprise, Enterprise, Large Corporate, & Corporate. The Awards were presented at the Ohio ORBIE Awards at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel.

"Member-led, non-commercial programs like the ORBIE Awards, build meaningful professional relationships with colleagues facing similar challenges, solving problems and avoiding pitfalls," said Jim Fowler, OhioCIO Chair. "Successful leaders understand the 'superpower' of trusted relationships. In any gathering of technology leaders, the answer is in the room."

The 2023 Ohio ORBIE Award winners are:

›› Chris Hjelm, EVP & CIO, Kroger (ret) received the Leadership ORBIE.

›› Anil Bhatt, Global CIO, Elevance Health received the Super Global ORBIE for organizations over $7 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations.

›› Srini Koushik, EVP & CTO, Rackspace Technology received the Global ORBIE for organizations over $1 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations.

›› Howard Melnick, EVP, CIO, Signet Jewelers received the Large Enterprise ORBIE for organizations over $5 billion annual revenue.

›› Ervan Rodgers II, SVP, CIO, Designer Brands received the Enterprise ORBIE for organizations over $1.6 billion annual revenue.

›› Ed Romito, Chief Transformation Officer, Genesis HealthCare System received the Large Corporate ORBIE for organizations over $500 million annual revenue.

›› Jim Smith, CIO, Dwellworks, LLC received the Corporate ORBIE for organizations up to $500 million annual revenue.

The ORBIE Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in the United States. Since inception in 1998, over 500 technology leaders have received the prestigious ORBIE Award. The ORBIE honors chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. Finalists and winners are selected by an independent peer review process, led by prior ORBIE recipients, based upon:

›› Leadership and management effectiveness

›› Business value created by technology innovation

›› Engagement in industry and community endeavors

The Ohio ORBIE Awards keynote was delivered by Chris Hjelm, EVP & CIO, Kroger (ret), who was interviewed by David Burns, Chief Information Officer, GE Aviation. Over 375 guests attended, representing leading State of Ohio organizations and their technology partners.

The 2023 Ohio ORBIE Awards was made possible by the following sponsors:

›› Underwriters: Lumen & Thinksys

›› Gold sponsors: Cloudflare, DXC Technology, Fortinet, Kyndryl, Snowflake, Tata Consultancy Services

›› Silver sponsors: Aberdeen Advisors, Converge Technology Solutions, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Presidio, Rural Sourcing, Slalom Consulting

›› Bronze sponsors: Accenture, Advizex Technologies, Between Pixels, Campana Systems, CSI Healthcare IT, Deloitte, PwC, ServiceNow

›› Media partner: Columbus Business First

›› About OhioCIO

OhioCIO is the preeminent peer leadership network of State of Ohio chief information officers. OhioCIO is one of 30 chapters of the Inspire Leadership Network, a national membership organization comprised exclusively of CIOs from public and private businesses, government, education, healthcare and nonprofit institutions.

OhioCIO is led by a CIO Advisory Board, supported by an executive director and staff. Underwriter executives ensure programs remain non-commercial and exclusive to qualified CIOs and members.

›› Achieve your leadership potential through OhioCIO: http://www.OhioCIO.org

›› Stay connected with OhioCIO at: http://www.linkedin.com/company/OhioCIO

Media Contact

Lexi Ballard, Inspire Leadership Network, 1 4042135461, [email protected]

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SOURCE OhioCIO

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Leadership Award Recipient, Chris Hjelm of Kroger (ret.)
Leadership Award Recipient, Chris Hjelm of Kroger (ret.)
Super Global ORBIE Winner, Anil Bhatt of Elevance Health
Super Global ORBIE Winner, Anil Bhatt of Elevance Health
Global ORBIE Winner, Srini Koushik of Rackspace Technology
Global ORBIE Winner, Srini Koushik of Rackspace Technology
Large Enterprise ORBIE Winner, Howard Melnick of Signet Jewelers
Large Enterprise ORBIE Winner, Howard Melnick of Signet Jewelers
Enterprise ORBIE Winner, Ervan Rodgers II of Designer Brands
Enterprise ORBIE Winner, Ervan Rodgers II of Designer Brands
Large Corporate ORBIE Winner, Ed Romito of Genesis HealthCare System
Large Corporate ORBIE Winner, Ed Romito of Genesis HealthCare System
Corporate ORBIE Winner, Jim Smith of Dwellworks, LLC
Corporate ORBIE Winner, Jim Smith of Dwellworks, LLC
Leadership Award Recipient, Chris Hjelm of Kroger (ret.) Super Global ORBIE Winner, Anil Bhatt of Elevance Health Global ORBIE Winner, Srini Koushik of Rackspace Technology Large Enterprise ORBIE Winner, Howard Melnick of Signet Jewelers Enterprise ORBIE Winner, Ervan Rodgers II of Designer Brands Large Corporate ORBIE Winner, Ed Romito of Genesis HealthCare System Corporate ORBIE Winner, Jim Smith of Dwellworks, LLC

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