One such meeting that he set up was with the CIO of the largest consumer products company in Europe.  I got a call the morning of the meeting from my assistant (who was also shared with this gentleman) that he was planning to cancel the CIO meeting.  Tags: Start-up Advice startup technolog Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class This is part of my ongoing posts on  Startup Advice . 

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 -- TechExecs CIO Panel Forum and Technology Showcase. TechExecs Senior IT Executives Network in Los Angeles invites you to join your Regional Technology Community and learn about trends in technology industry. You are cordially invited to attend our next CIO Panel Forum, Networking and Technology Showcase featuring you and your peers to network, learn and share on topics of Virtualization, Data Center and Social Networking governing from the CIO's office. See [link] (mor

Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- Technology Outlook; A Panel of CIOs Discusses Major Trends, How They're Leveraging New Technologies, and How They're Making their Firms More Competitive. The Panel incudes: Alex Godelman -- VP/Technology Gorillanation.com; Howard Kolodny -- VP Information Technology, Z Gallerie; Jim Rogers -- VP and CIO, LifeCare Assurance Company; Andy Grinberg -- Moderator It is rare to have an opportunity to hear directly from CIOs of major Southland corporations. This event also offers another unique opportunity: great networking!

Hydra said that Dilmer will lead the firm's technology strategy and development. Los Angeles-based cost-per-action advertising network Hydra is staffing up, saying Thursday that it has named Mitchell Dimler as its Chief Information Officer. The ad network said that Dimler has served at companies such as DirecTV, Transamerica, and Mail.com Media Corporation.

When a company is not in compliance, it looses its ability to sell in certain markets. How energy-efficient is the Supply Chain? (source: Strategy Business.com ) A great example of a CEO who changed directions with regards to making a supply chain carbon neutral is Dole Food Co. The CIO: The optimal use of information & communication technology is critical to the CIO. According to Gartner, CIOs should only expect to pay hefty energy bills but beware that the vast majority of U.S. While different decision makers want different rewards, they still want their green to turn to gold. The CEO: Since the main role of the CEO is to set strategy & vision, it’s hard not to consider aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) when setting the direction of a firm.

Belkin snagged Johnson from Ingram Micro, where she was Vice President of Information Technology. Compton-based Belkin International , a maker of electronics accessories, disclosed this morning that it has hired on a Chief Information Officer, Deanna Johnston. Belkin said that Johnston will lead the globalization of the firm's IT infrastructure and applications portfolio.

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene.  We But we have a great city for building technology companies. You can find very talented technology executives.  But Los Angeles.  People People either love it our hate it.  All

Los Angeles-based Everbridge , which develops incident notification and mass calling systems, said Thursday that it has named Scott Sullivan as the firm's Chief Technology Officer. Sullivan was most recently Chief Technology Officer, Interactive, for the Tribune Company and the Los Angeles Times. Sullivan has also served at Edmunds.com, where he was CIO, and Yahoo!/Overture Overture Services, where he was SVP Technology Operations and Engineering. READ MORE>> ...Tags:

“California is the birthplace of the information technology revolution and the home of the companies that are creating the future course of our information rich society. Not true so much anymore, but from a standpoint of innovation in the technology sector, California continues to flourish. Our state fosters a climate for progressive, innovative businesses that create jobs, stimulate our state's economy and lead the way for a better, cleaner and healthier world. Great California companies like Google, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Sun Microsystems and hundreds more like them are transforming the way people live, work and communicate.