Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday appointed state IT manager George Akiyama, 50, as chief information officer at the California Department of Transportation.
Akiyama previously served as IT manager at CalPERS since 2012 and in the same position for the Franchise Tax Board starting in 2011. He also served as deputy director and CIO for the Financial Information System for California from 2009 to 2011, and as IT manager at the Franchise Tax Board from 2001 to 2009.
Akiyama is replacing Gigi Smith, who retired in January 2015, and Sumi Smith who served as acting CIO after Gigi Smith's departure.
Akiyama will earn $125,004 annually.
