.New Mexico has named Manny Barreras as the state's brand new CIO, the guv's office announced.This consultation follows much more than a year where the message was actually stored by a functioning CIO. Barreras formerly served as Motorola Solutions' senior area account supervisor for New Mexico and also El Paso, Texas. While with the company, Barreras was actually associated with securing an arrangement to carry out a primary broadcast unit upgrade for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology-- the team he'll currently helm.Barreras' occupation features much more than 20 years in technological purchases, marketing monitoring and social connections. He possesses an Undergraduate of Business Administration in advertising from New Mexico State Educational Institution." Manny Barreras is an exceptional forerunner with a tried and tested performance history in driving innovative services and also providing crucial communication systems for social security," New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham pointed out in a statement. "His comprehensive expertise and also deeper understanding of the challenges encountering condition and local area organizations create him the optimal individual to lead the Department of Infotech. I am confident that under his leadership, New Mexico will certainly continue to evolve our technology infrastructure to much better offer our neighborhoods." Barreras officially became CIO on Sept. 9, replacing Raja Sambandam.New Mexico's CIO part has actually moved hands a few attend current years. In 2021, then-CIO John Salazar surrendered for individual main reasons. A handful of months later on, then-CISO Sambandam took up the message in an acting ability. Sambandam went back to his CISO job in June 2022, when the state brought in Peter Mantos to act as CIO. Mantos left behind a year later for a brand new duty in the guv's office, "looking after IT-related special tasks for governor-led efforts," per the condition. Sambandam again stepped in as acting CIO following Mantos departure, a post he held until this most recent visit.