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Business Journal Special Section Business Journal Announcement Winners Press Release

Congratulations to the 2023 Ohio ORBIE winners!




Leadership

Chris Hjelm

Super Global

Anil Bhatt

Global

Srini Koushik

Large Enterprise

Howard Melnick

Enterprise

Ervan Rodgers II

Large Corporate

Ed Romito

Corporate

Jim Smith

Super Global Finalists

Anil
Bhatt

Bob
Brizendine

Michelle
Greene

Matt
Hough

Katrina
Redmond

Global Finalists

Srini
Koushik

Mark
MacNaughton

Rodney
Masney

Bhavik
Rao

Mario
Shahidian

Large Enterprise Finalists

Kirk
Ball

Amy
Brady

Robert
Eardley

Melanie
Kolp

Howard
Melnick

Enterprise Finalists

Pat
Browning

Varadheesh
Chennakrishnan

Elbridge
Locklear

Ervan
Rodgers II

Denise
Zabawski

Large Corporate Finalists

Tim
Cunningham

Dave
Fiser

John
Fleischer

Tim
Plzak

Ed
Romito

David
Seidl

Corporate Finalists

Michael
Conley

Rick
Huff

Brian
Keys

Bart
Murphy

Jim
Smith

James
Wellman

Robert
Zahn

Leadership Award Recipient

Chris Hjelm, Kroger

Chris Hjelm is a c-Level technology leader with over 25 years of experience building and leading global technology strategy initiatives to drive innovation and transform legacy operations and businesses to ensure competitive advantage and cyber safety. He held a successful technology career with Fortune 100, high growth e-commerce and start-up businesses including Kroger, FedEx, Cendant, Orbitz, eBay, Excite@Home, Zoho and Hughes Aircraft. Chris Hjelm is currently on the boards of Computer Programs and Systems Inc. (CPSI) and Inky Technology Corporation and strategic advisor for Preferabli. Chris retired in July 2019 as EVP & CIO of the Kroger Company after 14 years of service.

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