Shifting gear in the auto industry

Terry Kline has taken over the reins at General Motors (GM) from veteran CIO Ralph Szygenda, who retired in October. Kline, previously GM's process information officer for product development, will manage one of the world's biggest IT budgets and lead a 100,000 desktop revamp to kick-start a productivity drive.

Scott Sandschafer has arrived at Chrysler Group as VP and CIO to run all IT applications and infrastructure in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. He comes in from Fiat CNH America.

Timothy McCabe has been promoted to VP and CIO at Delphi, having been director of information technology strategy and sourcing management at the US-based auto-parts company. Formerly he was GM's lead director of global outsourcing.

Other movers and shakers

Australia

Former BT executive Claire Rawlins has been appointed CIO at NBN, the Melbourne-based organisation behind Australia's national broadband network. Rawlins will head up the team responsible for rolling-out the $43 billion company's IT infrastructure.

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) ended a year-long search for a new CIO with the arrival of Anne Weatherston from the Bank of Ireland, where she had been CIO for the past four years. Earlier former ANZ CIO Peter Dalton moved on to become the bank's first innovation general manager.

The Bureau of Meteorology has a new CIO in the shape of Robert Loverey, who comes in from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Belgium

Stefaan Kindekens has become VP IT at display hardware manufacturer Barco.

Germany

Olivier Baujard has taken the position of CTO at Deutsche Telekom, reporting directly to COO Hamid Akhavan.

Mobile technology house Myriad Group has appointed Benoit Schillings, formerly chief technologist at Nokia, as CTO.

France

Formerly CIO at Thales, Patrick Anglard has taken up the same position at steel manufacturer Vallourec.

Sweden

Michael Laursen has become Global IT Manager at IKEA.

The Netherlands

Sara Lee International, the manufacturer and marketer of beverages and baked goods, has appointed Anne Teague as CIO. Teague, who will be based in Utrecht, will report to Mark Garvey, senior VP, finance and IT, at parent company Sara Lee Corp.

UK

Cathryn Riley, ex-COO and CIO for Aviva's European business, has taken up the new post of UK commercial director. Sen Egan has been appointed COO for UK general insurance, after serving as the unit's CIO, while Malcolm Simpkin, is the unit's new CIO.

Bradford & Bingley has brought in former Citigroup UK CIO Robin Young as its COO, running operations, IT and change.

The BBC has appointed Tiffany Hall as its new CIO. Hall, who joined the BBC from Shell in 1995, was previously head of the broadcaster's Development & Delivery unit.

US

Information services company Experian has appointed Jim Fitzpatrick as Global CIO following the retirement of Mel Mason. He comes in from consulting firm Integnology where he served as COO.

Tom Keiser, who was formerly the CIO at Limited Brands, has been named the CIO of Gap.

Indianapolis Airport Authority has landed Al Stanley, formerly of Follett Softwared, as its new CIO.

Rosendin Electric, one of the US's big five electrical contractors, has named Sam Lamonica as its CIO.

Global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company Hospira has announced that Daphne Jones has been named senior VP and CIO.

Holzer Consolidated Health Systems has named John Allen CIO for the organisation.

Food service company Sysco Corp has appointed Twila Day as senior VP and CIO.

Douglas Young has been appointed as the State of Missouri CIO.

CIO pay check

A Computerworld survey shows the average CIO salary in the US for 2009 was $170,853, a 1.2% drop on last year's average. Discretionary pay among the country's top IT decision-makers has also fallen, according to CIO magazine, with 37 of the top 52 earners receiving no bonus. That was in sharp contrast to 2008 when total compensation among the top 10 ran from $3.5 million to $28.3 million.