American Fidelity Names Diana Bittle as New CIO
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
American Fidelity announces Diana Bittle will take over as chief information officer from the retiring Kim Fisher. With this transition, American Fidelity continues to be one of an estimated 18% of companies with female CIOs or chief technology officers, according to consulting firm Korn Ferry.*
Bittle has been with AFA for 21 years and brings a wealth of business and systems knowledge to her new role. She previously served as chief technology officer and has experience leading multiple IT areas including software development, technical infrastructure, IT security and IT operations.
“Diana is a creative problem solver focused on using technology to better serve our Customers. She strives to have her team collaborate with all aspects of our organization to develop technical solutions to simplify how we do business,” said Jeanette Rice, American Fidelity president and chief operating officer. “In addition to implementing major technology transformation, she is currently leading our efforts to create a strategic technology and workforce plan to ensure our Colleagues have the technical skills needed to continue evolving as technology rapidly changes.”
In addition, Bittle is dedicated to supporting STEM education. She spends countless hours assisting organizations such as MATHCOUNTS and encourages her Colleagues to give back to the community. She created the AF Teacher Fellowship, a program that brings in STEM teachers to work in American Fidelity’s IT division for the summer and gain corporate IT experience they can share with their students. She’s also been instrumental in developing STEM Leadership programs to support teachers.
*Korn Ferry, April 17, 2019
Media Contacts
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Lindsey Sparks, Corporate Communications Team Leader
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