Congratulations to the 2026 Dallas ORBIE winners!

Leadership

Diane Schwarz

Super Global

Jack Brock

Global

Jeffery Hayward

Large Enterprise

Michael Naggar

Enterprise

Steven Klohn

Large Corporate

Russ Pearlman

Corporate

Chris Chiancone

Super Global Finalists

Matthew Bowman

Jack Brock

Michael Darr

Sobha Mulukutla

Maharaj Thankam

Lauren Woods

Global Finalists

David Dawson

Jeffery Hayward

Charles Larkin

Chad Lucas

Udit Mehta

Large Enterprise Finalists

Kang Chen

Murat Genc

Michael Naggar

Rajiv Pillai

Gustaaf Schrils

Enterprise Finalists

Mark Galea

Ed Jolly

Steven Klohn

Virginia Suliman

Justine Tran

James Whatley

Large Corporate Finalists

Srini Alagarsamy

Chris Fallon

Russ Pearlman

Jan Ross

Marlon Shears

Tadd Tobkin

Tony Wilkins

Corporate Finalists

Chris Boult

Chris Chiancone

Sunil Dudi

Aravind Kashyap

Suresh Oleti

Bryan Rakowski

2026 Keynote

Diane Schwarz , Group CIO, Smurfit Westrock

Leadership Award Recipient

Diane Schwarz, Group CIO, Smurfit Westrock

Diane Schwarz is the Group Chief Information Officer of Smurfit Westrock, a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging. Diane leads the strategic and operational aspects of information technology with a diverse team of more than 1,500 professionals, enabling and advancing the Smurfit Westrock business.

She has extensive experience as a Chief Information Officer, building and leading top-tier IT at Johnson Controls, Hunt Consolidated, and Textron. Diane’s responsibilities have included digital transformations, cybersecurity, data analytics, infrastructure and cloud operations, ERP applications, and IT supplier management.

Diane holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She serves on the board of Transparent Energy and on T200, a non-profit dedicated to advancing women leaders in technology.