Information Services Group, Inc. announced that Humberto “Bert” Alfonso, Executive Vice President, will retire in August to devote more time to family matters and that Michael A. Sherrick has been named to succeed him, effective August 7. Sherrick joins ISG from Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation. He currently serves as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Cognizant Software & Platform Engineering. At ISG, Sherrick will have global responsibility for finance, investor relations, legal, and mergers and acquisitions.

Sherrick brings more than 25 years of financial and operating experience to ISG. He joined Cognizant in 2016 where he was appointed to a series of roles, including COO of Cognizant Digital Systems and Technology and COO of Cognizant Americas, before assuming his current position. Prior to joining Cognizant, in 2013 Sherrick co-founded Scoria Capital Partners, where, as a portfolio manager, he managed the firm’s investments in the technology, business services and consumer sectors.

Earlier in his career, he held positions with S.A.C. Capital, Morgan Stanley and PwC, among others. Sherrick holds a B.A. degree in economics from Bucknell University and is both a licensed certified public accountant (CPA) and a chartered financial analyst (CFA).