Shruti GautamTLDR:
SJI, a Folsom-based energy infrastructure holding company, has appointed its first female Chief Information Officer (CIO), Barbara Romano. Romano has held various leadership roles at companies including WGroup, QVC, and Case New Holland. She joined SJI in 2015 and has been instrumental in driving success across various sectors. In her new role, Romano will provide strategic guidance and leadership at the corporate level for all technology and business information system initiatives for SJI and its subsidiaries.
SJI has appointed Barbara Romano as its first female Chief Information Officer (CIO), making her the first woman in the position. Romano has been with SJI since 2015 and has held leadership roles at companies including WGroup, QVC, and Case New Holland. She will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and leadership in technology and business information system initiatives for SJI and its subsidiaries. Romano’s promotion comes as the company’s previous CIO, Leonard Brinson Jr., retires at the end of the month.
Key points:
- Barbara Romano has been promoted to the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) at energy infrastructure holding company, SJI, making her the company’s first female CIO.
- Romano joined SJI in 2015 and has held leadership roles at several companies prior to that, including WGroup, QVC, and Case New Holland.
- In her new role, Romano will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and leadership in technology and business information system initiatives for SJI and its subsidiaries.
- She will also be tasked with overseeing new technology initiatives and will play a key role in achieving the company’s business, technology, and financial objectives.
- SJI provides natural gas to over 725,000 customers in New Jersey and was acquired by Infrastructure Investments Fund for $8.1 billion in February 2023.
Barbara Romano has been named the first female Chief Information Officer (CIO) at SJI, an energy infrastructure holding company based in Folsom. Romano has been with the company since 2015 and has held leadership roles at WGroup, QVC, and Case New Holland. In her new role, Romano will oversee technology and business information system initiatives for SJI and its subsidiaries, as well as new technology initiatives. She will work to achieve the company’s business, technology, and financial objectives. Romano’s promotion comes as the company’s previous CIO, Leonard Brinson Jr., retires at the end of the month. SJI provides natural gas to over 725,000 customers in New Jersey and was acquired by Infrastructure Investments Fund for $8.1 billion in February 2023.
