Dish on Wednesday named Suma Nallapati as chief digital officer, heading up the satellite provider’s application delivery and digital strategy.
Nallapati is currently part of Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s cabinet, serving as the state’s secretary of technology and CIO. She joins Dish in mid-January as the state’s Governor-Elect Jared Polis takes over, reporting to Dish’s recently appointed CIO Atilla Tinic.
Nallapati, who was named CIO of the Year by the Colorado Technology Association and ranked as one of the top 25 most powerful women in Colorado in 2017 by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, actually began her IT career as a programmer for Dish in 1997.
Her Dish portfolio will include sales, e-commerce, customer and partner management, billing and other operational support systems.
“Suma’s mission is to ensure DISH is well positioned with the applications and platforms that deliver a best-in-class customer and employee experience for our current businesses, and set the stage for our future wireless business,” said John Swieringa, EVP and COO, in a statement.