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Hawaiian Airlines has announced it has hired Ron Anderson-Lehman as senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO), effective June 20, 2012.

Ron Anderson-Lehman

In his new role, he will oversee all of Hawaiian’s information technology activities including the design and implementation of the company’s technology solutions and the running of the business information technology infrastructure.

Anderson-Lehman brings more than 25 years of information technology experience to Hawaiian, most recently as senior vice president and chief information officer of Continental Airlines, a position he held from 2006 until the airline’s merger with United Airlines in 2010.

During that time, he was responsible for the development, deployment and operation of strategic systems to meet the computing and decision support needs of the various business units of Continental.

He reported variously to the airline’s CEO, president and CFO while managing more than 500 internal staff and overseeing the company’s outsourced technology relationships.

Anderson-Lehman began his career in aviation in 1986 as a computer programmer for United Airlines. From there, he moved into roles of increasing responsibility with Covia and Galileo International before joining Continental in 2000 as managing director of technology and being named vice president and CIO in 2004.

“Ron brings a considerable level of airline CIO experience and knowledge to a position that is critical to Hawaiian as we continue to grow and, in particular, as we improve upon our technology infrastructure,” said Mark Dunkerley, CEO. “His leadership at Continental and his proven ability to build a successful technology organization will help strengthen Hawaiian as we continue to invest in technologies that keep us at the forefront of customer service.”

Anderson-Lehman attended Iowa State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics.

He was recognized with the Top 10 Leaders & Innovators Award at the 2008 Global CIO Executive Summit.