Past CIO of the Year Winners

• RIS CIO of the Year 2021

  After a year of transformative disruption, RIS was presented with one of the most impressive lists of nominees to date. Learn the winners of our 10th annual CIO of the Year awards, each exemplifying how technology can overcome hardship.

  

• RIS CIO of the Year 2020: Sarah Miller

  Miller was given the award for her work in transforming Neiman Marcus into a nimble and personalized luxury retailer. Most significantly, this included shifting the company to maintaining a “cloud-first” strategy.

  

• CIO of the Year Awards Winners Announced

  At the Retail Experience Summit, RIS honored six of the industry’s greatest innovators and visionaries at its annual CIO of the Year Awards. See which retail technology leaders took home the well-deserved hardware.

  

• 2017 CIO of the Year Awards: The Results Are In

  The 7th annual awards program honors retail technology’s elite. See which innovative retail technologists took home the top honors in four distinct categories. In addition, find out who was named to RIS’ inaugural Hall of Fame class.

  

• 2016 CIO of the Year Winners Revealed

  At the opening night of RES 2016 the winners of the sixth annual RIS News CIO of the Year Awards were announced. See which forward-thinking retail CIOs made up this year's class of winners.