Liz Wallace

Technology chief at an industrial distributor

Liz Wallace is Chief Information Officer of Kimball Midwest, a national industrial distributor based in Columbus. The company announced the appointment on May 14, 2026, as she marked her 20th anniversary there. In the role she shapes the company's overall technology vision and works with department leaders on modernization and new business capabilities.^[1][2]

A career built inside one company

Wallace joined Kimball Midwest in 2006 after graduating from the University of Dayton. In 2009 she moved to the IT team as Manager of Continuous Improvement and Software, and was later promoted to Associate Director of Continuous Improvement and IT Development. In 2022 she became Director of Solution Delivery, the post she held before becoming CIO.^[1][2]

She holds IT Leadership and Advanced IT Leadership certifications from the Innovative Leadership Institute. Announcing the promotion, President Patrick McCurdy credited her work across multiple departments of the company.^[1][2]

Why she matters

Wallace learned the business from inside and moved into technology through process improvement, rather than arriving from outside. The company has not published results from her time in the role, so her record as CIO is still being written.^[1]

On The Executive List

Liz Wallace is ranked No. 96 on The Executive List (November 2026) in the Chief Information Officers discipline. The ranking is The Executive Review's own editorial judgment (how we rank); it is not an outside award, and placement on the list is never sold. View the November 2026 edition.