[U] New CIO At Merck. Is Mr. Golestani Already... Gone? Answer: Yes.

We last discussed the Merck CIO role, in December 2012, here. Back then, it was the departure of Mr. Scalet (during the pendency of a federal suit about alleged sexual discrimination and pregnancy discrimination, in the IT world there -- being settled), and the elevation of Mr. Golestani.

This time it seems the company has gone outside -- and Mr. Scholefield has escaped the rainy, foggy Northwest, for the. . . muggy, sweltering East Jersey-ish environs. Hmmm. . . .

Here is what we see, at NJBiz.com:

. . . .Jim Scholefield will assume the role of chief information and digital officer for Merck effective Oct. 29 and serve as a member of the Kenilworth-based biopharma’s executive committee, the company said.

Scholefield currently is chief information officer at Nike Inc. and previously was chief technology officer for The Coca-Cola Co.

He has also held leadership roles in information technology at The Northern Trust Co. and Ford Motor Co. . . .

We will keep an eye out to see where Mr. Golestani turns up.

Updated: it appears Mr. Golestani joined Sparta Systems this past summer -- leaving Merck in the Spring of 2018. I think he is too young -- to be calling it a career. So, Merck was short-handed, in digital, for about six months. Hmmm. . . Onward.

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