Our regular round-up of the latest major CIO appointments from around the world:

Australia

Telecoms company Telstra has appointed former Standard Chartered Bank technology executive Patrick Eltridge to be its new CIO.

Belgium

Toon Martens has become group CIO at Aviapartner, the airport logistics operator. Previously he was director global IS supply chain and procurement for Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Wim Claeys has joined the Benelux private banking group of Petercam as director of IT, having previously been head of strategic programmes for financial services company Euroclear.

CIO Jacques Godet has been promoted into the role of chief of operations and IT at banking group BNP Paribas Fortis, after Lieve Mostrey left her role for Euroclear, where she has become the executive director, chief technology and services officer.

Former head of service operations at Vodafone UK Peter Billiau has become CIO at the Bruges-based Dexia banking group.

France

Gil Guibert has been promoted into the CIO position from director of IT operations and infrastructure at Auchan, the hypermarkets, real estate and banking group.

Germany

International retailer Metro Group has made Silvester Macho CIO to lead a new central unit for Metro AG and Metro Cash & Carry.

Holland

Dick Dijkstra has become CIO at retail chain C1000. He joins from Staples International, where Kevin Milliken has been appointed VP information systems Europe.

Frans van Duivenboden has been appointed CIO at Mediq, the pharmaceuticals and medical equipment supplies company, based in Eindhoven.

Italy

European online hotel reservations specialist Venere.com, recently acquired by Expedia, has appointed Philippe Vimard to lead its technology department as CTO, based out of the company’s Rome office.

New Zealand

IT company Gen-i has appointed former Health Board CIO Jo-Ann Jacobson as its health business development manager.

Sweden

Klas Bendrik has moved from being CIO of doors manufacturer Assa Abloy to become the new CIO at the Volvo Car Corporation.

Switzerland

Stein Tumert has been promoted into the role of group VP and CIO for the airline catering, hospitality and logistics company Gategroup, having been CIO for the restaurant chain Burger King Corp EMEA and formerly a senior IT executive at sports equipment manufacturer Adidas.

Zurich Financial Services Group has made Markus Nordlin its chief IT officer, responsible to the company’s new group head of operations, Kristof Terryn.

United Kingdom

Auctioneer house Christie’s has appointed Karina Buch as CIO, who was previously working as director of technology for Oracle in Denmark.

Richard Boynett has joined the Long-Term Savings Division of financial services group Old Mutual as CIO, having held the same post with Electrocomponents, a global distribution organisation.

The airline EasyJet has appointed Trevor Didcock as its CIO. Previously he led the IT function at a number of organisations including the AA, the RAC and most recently at Homserve.

Mike Seery becomes the group CIO for the Telegraph Media Group after a 10-year career with The Economist Group as CTO and CIO.

Mark Pickering has left his position as CIO for the energy wholesale firm EDF Trading and has been succeeded by Jeremy Lock, previously head of IT for trading and sales at British Energy.

Mark Dearnley has replaced Phil Jordan as CIO at Vodafone, having earlier worked as CIO for Cable and Wireless International.

US

Credit card giant American Express has appointed Toby Redshaw as executive VP and CIO. He joins from UK insurance group Aviva.

The Securities and Exchange Commission appointed Thomas A Bayer as its new CIO, reporting to Jeff Heslop, who was named the agency’s first ever COO earlier this year.

Insurance and reinsurance brokerage Aon Corporation has appointed Steve Betts, currently the CIO for Aon Benfield, as its global CIO.

Cheryl Cohen has joined USIS as CIO, reporting to CEO Bill Mixon.

Philip Long is to step down as CIO and director of information technology services at Yale University. He will stay on until the end of the year, or until his replacement is found.

Huron Consulting Group has announced that Vincent A Marin has been appointed as the company’s CIO.

ECB Bancorp and East Carolina Bank (ECB) have announced that Will Sampson has been promoted to SVP and CIO.

Media conglomerate Viacom has named David Kline as SVP of technology and CIO. He joins from Discovery Communications where he was SVP and CIO.

Media entertainment technology supplier Tivus has named Randall Francis as the company’s CTO.

Having just been acquired by private equity group 3G Capital, restaurant chain Burger King has said Raj Rawal, SVP and CIO, is to be replaced by Heitor Goncalves, EVP and chief information and performance officer. Goncalves worked previously for brewing companies AmBev and InBev, where he served in corporate development and logistics.

Matt Ray is to succeed Tom Tabor at health insurance group Highmark as its SVP of information systems.

CareCentrix, a provider of home health benefits management services, has expanded its executive team with the addition of Santosh Dave as CIO.

The US Energy Department has named Mike Locatis as its new CIO.

Stationery retailer Minted.com has named Niniane Wang its CTO. She previously led engineering teams at Google and Microsoft.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has named Lennart Jonsson as EVP and CTO for the enterprise.

Tasos Tsolakis is the new CIO and EVP for information management company Iron Mountain, joining from Affiliated Computer Services where he was also CIO.

Financial services company Javelin Capital Markets has appointed Chris Augustin as its CIO.

Investment firm Janus Capital Group has named George S Batejan as SVP, global head of technology and operations.

Transportation and supply chain management company Ryder System has announced the appointment of Gregory Knott to VP of information technology (IT).

Health insurer Aetna has promoted CIO Margaret McCarthy to EVP and head of the company’s innovation, technology and service divisions.

Rob Carey has become the new Defense Department deputy CIO, taking over from Dave Wennergren, who will be the new assistant deputy chief management officer.

Media company Condé Nast Digital has named Joe Simon as its new CTO.