N.C.'s IT Staff Shuffle Continues

Former Citicorp executive Michael Fenton was named North Carolina's chief technology officer Sept. 15, following a three-month review period.

As CTO, Fenton will be responsible for providing guidance to an oversight policy commission and developing standards for the state's technical architecture.

He joined the Information Resources Management (IRM) division within the Office of Information Technical Services in June as deputy CTO. He became acting CTO, and head of IRM when CTO Emilie Schmidt left after five years.

The IRM provides analytical, technical and administrative support to the Information Resource Management Commission, which formulates state-level information technology strategies, plans, policies, and procedures, and helps implement technology initiatives across state agencies.

Fenton's promotion is the latest in a series of transitions at the Office of Information Technical Services. The office's new boss is Ron Hawley, who replaced Rick Webb as North Carolina's chief information officer on Sept. 1, the same day the office began reporting directly to Gov. Jim Hunt's office instead of the state's Department of Commerce. Hawley previously was chief operating officer for ITS.

In April, Jim Broadwell, director of Telecommunications Services, joined Cisco Systems Inc., according to the June edition of the office's newsletter, "ITS Update." Broadwell's position is being filled by an acting director. Sharon Hayes was appointed manager of the IT Strategic Planning section of IRM in May, the newsletter said.

ITS staff members contacted Wednesday declined to indicate whether or when the positions of chief operating officer or deputy CTO would be filled. Hawley was unavailable for comment.

As a Citicorp vice president, Fenton determined the financial giant's network systems architecture and was the liaison between technology groups and bank management. He relocated from South Korea to work with North Carolina's state government.

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