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Do You Work For A Great CIO? Tell Us About It

The great ones can change your life--teachers, coaches, advisors, and, yes, bosses. Our annual Chief of the Year recognition has spotlighted some incredible talents. But we don't know everyone in this industry, and we might not know enough about the person guiding your IT shop. If you work for an inspired leader, tell us, and tell us why.

Our past CIOs of the year had impressive accomplishments--and they haven't sat still since then. We chose Linda Dillman for her work at Wal-Mart, which included helping drive an entire industry toward RFID adoption. Now she's cracking an even tougher nut: leading Wal-Mart's new environmental efforts and its health care initiatives. FedEx CIO Rob Carter has added to his tech title. He's now co-CEO of FedEx Services and is responsible for customer service. General Motors CIO Ralph Szygenda reworked how the carmaker runs IT, lowering costs while creating systems that let the company design cars faster. Now he's redesigning how the company works with outsourcers through its $15 billion services contract.

When we look for a Chief of the Year, there's no minimum company size, no hard-and-fast criteria for choosing the person. In fact, we'd love to hear what you think matters most in an IT leader. Do you want someone with great tech chops, or can a business leader from outside tech get the job done? (As our 2003 Chief of the Year, Roy Dunbar, did at Eli Lilly, before moving to MasterCard.) If you know of someone who stacks up with the best, drop us an e-mail at coty@cmp.com, or leave a comment below.

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