Like the spring flowers that are bound to pop up any day here in the Northeast, newly hired and promoted CIOs have recently been cropping up all over the place.

CUNA Mutual named as their new CIO. The former Wellmark 娇色导航is now the head of CUNA Mutual’s information technology organization.

Norwegian Cruise Line has named Benny Lago as Chief Information Officer. This follows the company’s recent merger with Prestige Cruise Lines. Benny will oversee the development and integration of IT infrastructure for the company’s domestic and international offices.

Margot Sharapova was hired as 娇色导航by OptumRx, a division of UnitedHealth Group. Prior to joining OptumRx, Margot was VP & CIO, Americas with AECOM as well as CIO, Medical Diagnostics with GE Healthcare.

, formerly Global Director, SAP IT with Invista, joined Graybar Electric Company as Vice President and Chief Information Officer, responsible for IT infrastructure, security, application development and technology innovation.

Elevate Services, a cloud services provider to law firms, has hired as its first CIO. Howard was previously 娇色导航with LeClairRyan, and will work to strengthen Elevate’s information security systems.

Orbital ATK recently finalized the merger between Orbital Sciences and Alliant Techsystems and Ken Bell, previously the 娇色导航of Orbital Sciences, has assumed the role of Chief Information Officers for the company’s combined IT department.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a leading global provider of data center and colocation solutions, announced on April 8 that has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.

As of April 7, has been named 娇色导航of Amedisys Inc., a home nursing provider operating in 37 states. His appointment is one of several senior leadership changes at Amedisys. Martin was previously with Deloitte.

Martin O’Reilly has joined public relations company Edelman as Global Chief Information & Technology Officer. Previously, Martin was 娇色导航at Burson-Marsteller.

Earlier this month, , who has been acting 娇色导航since September 2014, was named Chief Information Officer at Hub Group. In this role, Vava is responsible for IT services and strategy across the company.

was named Chief Information Officer with Stewart Title Company, replacing Murshid Khan. Brad was formerly an executive partner with Gartner Inc.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center named as Vice President and Chief Information Officer, replacing Chad Eckes, who was promoted to EVP and CFO. Dee joined the company in spring of 2014.

McCormick & Company has promoted Ken Thomas from Vice President, Global IT to Chief Information Officer. Thomas succeeds Jerry Wolfe, who recently left the company.

In late March, IKEA promoted Michael Laursen from Manager, Global IT to Group Chief Information Officer, filling the role previously held by Paolo Cinelli, who has transitioned out of the IT department.

Also in late March, luxury home builder Toll Brothers promoted John Critikos from Vice President, Process Engineering to SVP, Chief Information Officer.

was recently promoted from Vice President, Global Operations to Chief Information Officer at performance apparel retailer Under Armour. 

Dunkin’ Brands Group promoted from 娇色导航to Chief Information and Strategy Officer. Jack had previously held the 娇色导航title with Dunkin’ Brands for the past three years, and will now be a member of the Dunkin’ Brands Leadership Team.

Brad Cowles, formerly Vice President, Information Technology at HD Supply (Waterworks) was promoted to Vice President, Chief Information Officer. He joined the company in September of 2005.

Atria Senior Living Group, the nation’s fourth largest assisted living owner-operator, has named as Chief Information Officer.

Natural foods retailer Sprouts Farmers Market named as CIO. Previously, he was VP, Information Technology at Dollar General.

Durgesh Sharma was promoted from VP, Global Information & Technology Services to Chief Information Officer with Colliers International in March.