RALEIGH – Seven executives from a variety of firms and the public sector have been named the winners of top individual honors for the 2019 NC Tech Awards by the NC Technology Association.
The winners:
Tech Exec of the Year
Matthew Zielinski
SVP + President, Lenovo North America
Private Sector CIO
Jeff Hughes
Chief Information Officer
Brighthouse Financial
Public Sector CIO
Eric Boyette
Secretary + State CIO
NC Department of IT
Tech Woman of the Year
Joy Parr Drach
President & CEO
Advanced Animal Diagnostics
Tech Educator of the Year
Laura Bottomley
Director of Women in Engineering and The Engineering Place – NC State University
CISO of the Year
Emily Larkin
CISO
Abrigo
Public Leader of the Year
Representative John Torbett
NC General Assembly
The winners will be honored at the NC Tech Awards Gala on Thursday, November 21 at the Raleigh Convention Center.
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