Hitachi Vantara Federal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has named Gary Hix as the company’s new chief technology officer (CTO).

Mr. Hix will drive strategy execution, thought leadership, and innovation management of the company’s technology portfolio for Federal customers, the company said in a statement. He previously led and will continue to lead the Hitachi Vantara Federal Solutions consultant team.

Prior to joining Hitachi Vantara Federal, Mr. Hix served as a program architect at IBM’s Cloud Services Division.

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