New CIO appointments -- February 2017 edition

Nearly two months in to what is promising to be a very interesting year, large companies such as Wal-Mart, Goldman Sachs, Alaska Air, and Alorica are among several firms with brand new CIOs at the helm. Hats off to these IT leaders!
Wal-Mart named Clay Johnson as their new CIO. Johnson was formerly CIO for GE Power.
Goldman Sachs promoted S. Elisha Wiesel as CIO, effective April 2017. Previously, Wiesel was the company's Chief Risk Officer, Securities & Head of Global Securities Desk.To rea