LANSING – Former Michigan Chief Information Officer Ken Theis has been promoted to president of technology consultant Dewpoint. He will retain his role as chief operating officer. Former President Andrew Kotarba will remain as Dewpoint?s chief executive officer.
?Dewpoint is experiencing positive growth in many ways ? from new customers, to new employees, to new services and solutions that address the needs of today?s economic climate,? said Kotarba. ?Ken?s strong leadership has been instrumental in driving this progress. His appointment to president is a formal acknowledgement of the role he has already been filling at our company.?
Theis joined Dewpoint as COO in October of 2010. In this role, he is responsible for the company?s strategic, tactical and day-to-day operating activities. He directs a high performing team of company executives including commercial & government solutions sales, service delivery and business operations support staff.
?One of the things that originally brought me to Dewpoint was that it was uniquely positioned to experience phenomenal growth,? said Theis. ?Integrating methodologies around people, process and technology into the overall company framework has helped to catapult us to the next level. This is a fantastic team and I am humbled and proud to be a part of it all.?
Previously, Theis led the Department of Technology, Management & Budget for the State of Michigan as CIO. His leadership through the centralization of IT is estimated to have saved the state more than $100 million.
Theis was previously at General Motors where he held several key business and technology leadership positions. While at General Motors, his accomplishments included leading the systems implementation and IT reorganization of the sales and marketing functions within General Motors, which included the reorganization of six General Motors marketing divisions into one centralized sales and marketing organization.
Theis received his Bachelor of Science at Ferris State University and MBA at Northwood University.
