Kaiser Permanente CIO to retire
Dick Daniels, chief information officer and vice president at Kaiser Permanente, announced his decision to retire mid-June. He served in that role as since January 2015 and also served as Kaiser’s interim CIO, senior vice president of enterprise shared services and senior vice president of business IT.
“It has been a privilege to lead and transform the IT organization within Kaiser Permanente,” Daniels wrote. “I have been fortunate to mentor, encourage, and empower a strong team. Together, we have created a culture of trust, innovation, and teamwork. And we have carefully laid a modern technology foundation that is a model for the future.”
California-based Kaiser Permanante lost its CEO last year unexpectedly when Bernard Tyson died in November 2019. The non-profit healthcare organization named Gregory A. Adams to the post at the end of the year. In 2020, Kaiser Permanente scrapped plans to build a new $900 million headquarters based in Oakland, California. The cancelation came amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
“Next month, I leave my post as executive vice president and chief information officer — with tremendous faith in the people and the promise of tomorrow,” Daniels concluded in his statement.
The announcement was made via Daniels’ LinkedIn page.
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