CIO Partners Seeking Chief Information Officer for Walker-Miller Energy Services
May 15, 2025 – The chief information officer is considered one of the most strategic roles in any organization. Still, recruiting within the function remains challenging, as skilled C-suite IT professionals are among the toughest to find, and move. CIO Partners is currently at the closing stages of recruiting a new CIO for Walker-Miller Energy Services.
Walker-Miller is seeking a visionary CIO to lead its technological revolution. As a key member of our executive team, you will be instrumental in shaping the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth. By stabilizing the company’s technology infrastructure, driving automation, and integrating AI into its decision-making processes, you will ensure our operations and client-facing services are at the cutting edge of efficiency and effectiveness. This role is not just about managing technology but also about leveraging technology to create new revenue streams and to ensure technology is a key differentiator in the business.
Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in IT leadership roles, with at least five years in an executive role (CIO, VP of IT, etc.). Demonstrated expertise in IT infrastructure management, enterprise architecture, and digital transformation initiatives is needed.
A longstanding organization in the energy sector, Walker-Miller Energy Services is an energy efficiency implementor specializing in enhancing energy efficiency and sustainable practices. With over two decades of experience, the company focuses on creating and managing energy waste reduction programs, aiding electric and gas utilities in achieving energy savings targets.
Marietta, GA-based CIO Partners is focused on technology leadership searches across all industries and corporate sizes, from start-ups to Fortune 100 organizations. Founded in 2001, the firm specializes in and emphasizes that it understands the uniqueness of the top technology roles.
As president and managing partner of CIO Partners, Joe Gross leads the firm and is responsible for the strategic implementation and execution of recruitment best practices for the firm’s client partners. Under his stewardship, CIO Partners has been recognized by Forbes as the top executive search firm with a 100 percent niche in technology leadership engagements and ranked by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a Best Place to Work. Previously, Mr. Gross served as COO for the firm while managing, improving, and scaling all company operations.
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With over 13 years of recruiting experience, Barry Cressley is executive director with the firm responsible for identifying IT leadership talent both locally and nationally. He built his reputation in the technology community by working with some of the top technologists in the Atlanta area, including .NET, Java, Scala at both the development and architect levels as well as a wide array of cloud based projects ranging from DevOps to cloud architects (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
UVM Search
CIO Partners recently assisted in the recruitment of Kellie Campbell as chief information officer of the University of Vermont (UVM). “This is an exciting time to bring an energetic and collaborative new leader to UVM, especially with new technologies rapidly emerging and important IT projects underway on campus,” said interim president Patricia Prelock. “Kellie will be an excellent partner for all of us and a strong leader for the enterprise technology services team.”
A broadly experienced academic IT professional, creative problem-solver and engaged listener, Ms. Campbell will assume leadership of the university’s enterprise technology services (ETS) division. She comes to UVM from the Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS), for which she served as chief information officer and vice president of information technology. Reporting to the chancellor and working in close partnership with the VSCS council of presidents, Ms. Campbell provided leadership, management, and strategy for the information technology shared services division.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
