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Barclays Taps Freeborn to Be CIO
Philip Freeborn has been named managing director and CIO at Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of London-based Barclays Bank PLC. Freeborn will join the company in January and will report to Chief Operating Officer Rich Ricci. Previously, Freeborn worked for 12 years at UBS AG, most recently as global CIO at the investment bank.

Lutz to Head IT
Orchid Cellmark Inc., a Princeton, N.J.-based provider of identity DNA testing services, has appointed William J. Lutz to the newly created position of vice president of IT. Lutz most recently served as CIO at Genencor International Inc.

Krishnamurthy CTO at Northern Trust
Nirup Krishnamurthy has been named executive vice president and chief technology officer at Northern Trust Corp., a Chicago-based provider of asset management and services. Krishnamurthy had been working at UAL Corp. since 1990. His most recent role there was vice president and CIO.

Polizzi Named CIO
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. in Natick, Mass., has appointed John Polizzi senior vice president and CIO. Polizzi was formerly a senior vice president at Blockbuster Inc., where he directed a global IT organization responsible for 8,000 stores in 26 countries. He has also led IT strategy work at Burger King Corp. and Caldor Corp.

Lofgren Elected To CA Board
Christopher B. Lofgren has been elected to the board of directors at Computer Associates International Inc. Lofgren is currently president and CEO of Schneider National Inc., where he has held a number of IT positions, including CIO and CTO.

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