The CIO of the Year® Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in Georgia. The Awards honor technology executives who have shown excellence in managing enterprise-wide information systems. The CIO of the Year® Awards program will honor Finalists in following categories:

-  Global - Over 2,500 IT users and multinational operation
-  Enterprise - Over 1,000 IT users
-  Corporate - Up to 1,000 IT users
-  Nonprofit / Public Sector – Not-for-profit organizations, government agencies, schools in the public sector

Global

Lee Crump CIO & Group VP Rollins, Inc.	Sheryl Fikse SVP, ITS & CIO Southwire Company	Maryann Goebel EVP & CIO Fiserv	John Trainor VP / CIO Aaron's, Inc.	Dwain Wilcox VP / CIO Georgia Gulf Corporation

Enterprise

Marie Mouchet VP / CIO Southern Company	Michael Noel CIO & SVP PRGX Global, Inc.	Jim Stewart CTO United Community Banks, Inc.	John Treece CTO / CIO Knology, Inc.	Les Viszlai CIO CDC Software

Corporate

Guy Brassard VP IT Alcan Cable	Julia Davis CIO American Safety Insurance	Brian Johnston CTO Quality Technology Services	Marty Smith CIO Implantable Provider Group, Inc.	Jackson Wilson CTO Storage Post Self Storage

Nonprofit / Public Sector

Dee Cantrell CIO Emory Healthcare	Ben Graham CIO / AGM MARTA	Norman Harber CTO The Westminster Schools	Dr. John Isenhour CTO Kennesaw State University	Curtis Rawlings CIO DeKalb County Government