American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) Ushers in New CIO Airlines major American Airlines, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) recently announced the appointment of Ganesh Jayaram, the current chief information officer (CIO) of Deere, as its new chief digital and information officer. The appointment will be effective from September 1. Jayaram Replaces Leibman Jayaram replaces current CIO Maya Leibman, who previously announced her decision to relocate to the U.K. for family reasons. However, Leibman will continue with the company in an advisory role and will assist in the transition until the end of the year. Leibman has been with the company since 1994 and was appointed as CIO in 2012.