City of Burlington Names New Chief Information Officer

*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington.Burlington, Ont. – Aug. 6, 2021 — The City of Burlington is pleased to announce Chad MacDonald has been named as the City’s new Chief Information Officer (CIO) starting on Tuesday, September 7. Chad brings over 25 years of private and public-sector experience in information technology, telecommunications, and innovation to the City of Burlington.For the past 3 years, he has served as Director of Strategic Planning and Delivery and acting Chief Information Officer with the City of Halifax and was responsible for enterprise-wide IT strategy, operations, and investments. During this period, he oversaw the implementation of many organizational improvements and enhancements including Enterprise Resource Planning and Identity Management systems and the implementation of customer centric design and user experience practices, data governance and an organizational maturity model.

"We are really looking forward to Chad joining the City of Burlington. Burlington City Council has made digital transformation for the City a priority; Chad’s experience in this area will be a major asset in moving us in the direction of transforming our digital services to better serve our residents and customers." -- Tim Commisso, City Manager, City of Burlington

Chad is a graduate of the Master of Business Administration from Athabasca University and is a certified Project Management Professional.Chad will replace the former Chief Information Officer, Christine Swenor, who retired in June.--*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor's Media and Digital Communications Specialist.