Welcome to the nomination process for the RIS News 2024 CIO of the Year Awards, a prestigious award program that recognizes retail executives for excellence in retail technology.

RIS accepts nominations from technology vendors, consultants, and retailers. A judge's panel will review each nomination, and the winners will be announced later this year. Nominees must be currently employed at a retailer and innovating in the field of retail technology.

Thank you for helping us honor retail's IT leaders who are driving the industry forward!

Jamie Grill-Goodman
Editor in Chief
RIS News

Nomination Deadline: March 11, 2024

*Please do not click the "Submit" button until your nomination is complete.

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* 1. Nominated retail executive:

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* 2. Contact information for executive's assistant (if applicable):

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* 3. Person submitting this application (Nominator):

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* 4. For CIO of the year nominations. Describe how the executive’s leadership, strategic vision, and business/IT alignment activities significantly impacted the organization and/or industry. Cite the most innovative aspects of a specific project or initiative and any metrics associated with its success. Please limit your response to 500 words.

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* 5. Please list the top three vendors whose products are most important to the project or initiative.

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* 6. Which of the following best describes the current status of the project or initiative? (Select one)

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* 7. What is the time frame for the full payoff of the project or initiative? (Select one)

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* 8. I accept EnsembleIQ Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that my information will be used in accordance with the EnsembleIQ Privacy Policy.

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