CarterBaldwin Assists Ideal Tridon Group with Chief Information Officer Search

June 30, 2026 – CarterBaldwin Executive Search has helped to recruit Shane Dacus as chief information officer of Ideal Tridon Group, a portfolio company of Nautic Partners and global provider of engineered clamps, brackets, fittings, and metal framing systems.

Mr. Dacus brings more than 25 years of technology leadership across industrial, manufacturing, and PE-backed platforms, with a consistent record of elevating IT from an operational support function into a driver of business performance. He joins Ideal Tridon from US Multimodal Group, a $1B logistics platform assembled through 14 acquisitions, where he served as VP of IT. There he designed and implemented enterprise IT shared services across infrastructure, ERP, TMS, and data analytics, and drove generative AI adoption that automated 40 percent of document ingestion across the organization.

Prior to that, Mr. Dacus was VP and head of IT at Signal Energy, a PE-backed EPC firm, where he joined as its first dedicated IT executive during a TSA carve-out. He built the IT organization from scratch, establishing infrastructure, cybersecurity operations, and governance, and completed the carve-out within a 12-month TSA window while delivering more than $1M in cost savings through enterprise systems rationalization.

As director and regional CIO at Pike Corporation, a PE-backed electrical infrastructure services firm, Mr. Dacus applied value-stream mapping and front-end digitization to drive significant improvements in cash flow and billing speed. He also led a full Oracle Cloud ERP implementation spanning finance, HCM, and project management modules as a shared services platform. He also spent 16 years with General Electric, holding business-facing CIO roles at GE Power and GE Energy in sourcing, finance, and logistics.

CarterBaldwin is a retained executive search firm that partners with its clients to build senior leadership teams. Since its inception in 2001 as a corporate firm, they have expanded its client portfolio to include the non-profit and academic sectors, serving both domestic and international clients from the firm’s headquarters in Atlanta, GA and our Washington, D.C. office. CarterBaldwin is listed among a variety of rankings published by Hunt Scanlon Media, including its Top 50, Private Equity Power 100, and Top 50 Higher Education Search Firms.

CIO Recruiting

Over the past several months, a number of organizations have turned to executive search firms to help them find top flight CIOs. Here are a few of the top assignments tracked by Hunt Scanlon Media:

Charlotte, NC-based HARTZ Search has helped to recruit Bill Bellando as executive vice president and chief information officer of Geisinger. He joins Geisinger after serving as senior vice president and chief information officer at Georgia-based Wellstar Health System from 2022 to 2026. In this role, Mr. Bellando oversaw information technology and digital initiatives across the health system. “Geisinger is widely recognized for its patient-centered approach, clinical excellence, commitment to innovation and focus on transforming healthcare delivery,” Mr. Bellando said in a LinkedIn post. “The opportunity to help advance that mission through technology, digital transformation and operational excellence is both humbling and energizing.”

Boston-based Isaacson, Miller has assisted in the recruitment of Zack Kahn as chief information officer for the Smithsonian Institution. Karen Avery and Dan Rodas led this search with Stephen Kalogeras and Caroline Corry. Mr. Kahn joins the Smithsonian Institution with more than two decades of strategic technology leadership across federal agencies, global operations, and mission‑driven institutions. He previously served as acting chief information officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where he oversaw the technology and data transition associated with USAID’s operational shift to the U.S. Department of State. In this role, he guided complex system integrations, strengthened data governance, and ensured continuity of mission delivery during a period of significant organizational change. He also built and led high‑performing global technology teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, and strategic alignment.

SPMB Executive Search has placed Chris Taylor as chief information officer of AstraZeneca. Managing partner Mike Doonan, partner Radley Meyers, and associate Fiona Gleeson led the assignment. “Some searches carry a different kind of weight,” Mr. Doonan said in a LinkedIn post. “Helping place technology leaders advancing cancer care is one of them. We’re grateful to have supported the senior management team of AstraZeneca in the recruitment of chief information officer, Chris Taylor. This was not a typical CIO search. It focused on how AI, data, and digital capabilities can accelerate scientific discovery and real patient outcomes. That responsibility changes the conversation. It raises the bar. And it reinforces why the CIO role is evolving so quickly – from operating the engine room to driving breakthrough innovation at the core of the business.”

Related: Agentic AI: Why CIOs and CTOs Must Rethink Their Operating Models Now

Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor  – Hunt Scanlon Media