ir own ideas about the organization as well as an extensive IS background. A third solution would be to promote the acting CIO to the position, since he is familiar with the philosophies currently being pursued by Unum, and seek someone to fill his position.
Finding someone to implement a philosophy which is already in place can be difficult at this level of an organization, particularly when the organization is as large and complex as Unum. The company's search strategy does not support its claim that it wants a CIO, which would entail independent thought, but rather that it wants someone to implement what has already been developed (ignoring the fact that the current philosophy has not resulted in strong performance for the company).
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