Wanted: Strategic Visionary By Cathy Hotka, retail technology marketing consultant

Wanted: Chief Information Officer. Prefer MBA and CPA. Successful candidate will have experience creating strategic growth opportunities in retail and wholesale environments. Fluency in Spanish and marketing experience necessary.

Remember when CIOs wore short-sleeved shirts and knew how to help you debug a program? What a difference a decade makes. An unprecedented change in the way retail works is fueling a swift turnover of CIOs. After an unprecedented period of long tenure for most CIOs, retail's new business requirements are altering the kinds of CIO candidates retail companies want to hire.