The 2006 CA-sponsored Here Is The City 'Best Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer' poll is over. The votes are in, and have been counted. Here's the final league table:

Best CIO/CTO in the Financial Markets/Services

1. Peter Cherasia - CIO, Bear Stearns

2. Mark Butterfield - Global Co-Head of Technology, Nomura International

3. Brian Collings - CIO, KBC Financial Products

4. Ian Thompson - Global CIO, Global Markets, ABN Amro

5. Neil Sarnak - co-Global head of IT, UBS Investment Bank

6. John Tumilty - co-Global Head of IT, UBS Investment Bank

7. Franck Sidon - CIO, Jefferies International

8. JP Rangaswami - Former Global CIO, Dresdner Kleinwort

9. Brad Novak - UK CIO, Credit Suisse

10. Scott Abbey - Global CTO, UBS

11. Adrian Pearce - Regional CTO, EMEA, Merrill Lynch

12. Randy Cowen - CIO, Goldman Sachs

13. Philip Freeborn - CIO, Barclays Capital

14. Phil Cushmaro - Head of IT, Investment Banking, Credit Suisse

15. Barbara Desoer - Global Technology Executive, Bank of America

16. Frank Roth - Former CTO, HVB Group

17. Kevin Kessinger - Chief Operating & Technology Officer, Citigroup

18. Guy Chiarello - CTO, Morgan Stanley

19. Tony McCarthy - Global Head of Technology, Deutsche Bank

20. Tom Sanzone - Global CIO, Credit Suisse Group

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