CIO

Shell is appointing former CISO Robbert Van Rutten as its new group CIO, effective July 1, 2023 The appointment comes after veteran CIO Jay Crotts announced that he was stepping down after a 37-year career at the energy supermajor, which has involved responsibility for the IT Function globally since 2015.

Outgoing US Army CIO Dr Raj Iyer has joined software firm ServiceNow as Head of Global Public Sector. He leaves after a well-regarded and highly modernising two year stint overseeing a $16 billion annual IT budget (including ~$3 billion in software and $1.5 billion in hardware costs) for 1.

“You’re right, I need a new agent!” quips Arthur Hu, a man who since April 2022 combines the role of global CIO at Lenovo with that of CTO of the giant’s Solutions & Services Group (SSG). A Lenovo veteran of 13 years and CIO for over six of