CA Technologies, an IT management and software solutions company, has promoted Cynthia Curtis to the position of vice president and chief sustainability office.

In this role, Curtis will be responsibility for setting the company's global sustainability strategy and initiatives. She reports to Ken Bell, senior vice president of global administrative services.

Since joining CA in 2010, Curtis has extended the scope of the company's sustainability initiatives and established a cross-functional advisory board and program management office. In addition, she has helped enhance the environmental performance of CA Technologies operations by working with internal teams to further leverage the use of the company's energy, carbon and sustainability management solution CA ecoSoftware.

Prior to joining CA, Curtis was chief marketing officer at Utimaco Safeware and senior director of marketing for EMC Global Services. Her experience also includes the position of director for the United Services Organization in Germany.