EG America names head of data and AI

The convenience store retailer appointed an external consultant it previously worked with to spearhead its enterprise data and AI strategy.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 15, 2025

Northwestern Mutual picks COO to lead technology efforts

Beth Rodenhuis will return to the financial services company to serve as COO and business architect, overseeing the company's digital strategy.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 14, 2025

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CIO Priorities

Companies task their CIOs with balancing the company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

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FedEx appoints new tech chief

Vishal Talwar will join the logistics giant Friday as EVP, chief digital and information officer and president of Dataworks.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 13, 2025

SpartanNash hires CIO, CISO as it preps for merger

The grocery company has also combined its finance, IT and strategy groups ahead of its planned acquisition by C&S Wholesale Grocers.

By Sam Silverstein • Aug. 12, 2025

6 CIO goals on AI for the rest of 2025

Tech leaders need to focus on unifying data structures, modernizing architectures and shaping governance ahead of agentic AI adoption.

By Loren Absher • Aug. 11, 2025

AI jobs resistant to recent hiring slump

Demand for professions linked to AI bucked a sectorwide contraction, in some cases more than quadrupling since 2020, according to Indeed.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 8, 2025

BMW CIO heads to its financial services group

Franz Decker is now spearheading BMW Group IT after first joining the carmaker more than two decades ago.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 4, 2025

IT positions rise again despite tepid job market growth

July marked the second consecutive month of growth in national IT employment, according to a Friday report from IT trade group CompTIA. 

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 1, 2025

Mondelēz CTO, CISO to depart

Kostas Georgakopoulos’ last day at the snack food giant will be Thursday. Two executives have been tapped to take over the roles.

By Roberto Torres • Updated July 29, 2025

Intel gets a boost from AI-enabled PCs as its foundries flounder

The storied chipmaker cut management layers by half and plans to reduce its overall workforce by 15% amid a broader austerity push.

By Matt Ashare • July 28, 2025

Norwegian Cruise Line appoints chief digital, tech officer

Daniel Henry comes to the company after leading transformation efforts at McDonald's and American Airlines.

By Roberto Torres • July 22, 2025

FedEx tech, transformation chief abruptly exits

After one year in the role, Sriram Krishnasamy departed the company Thursday. He will remain with FedEx in an adviser capacity until the fall.

By Roberto Torres • July 18, 2025

Midyear IT exec appointments heat up

More than 25 companies reshuffled technology leadership in the last three months, including Home Depot, McDonald’s and Best Buy.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 18, 2025

State Street CTO moves to CIO role

EVP Andrew Zitney shifted into the role this week, filling a vacancy that opened when Brian Franz took a tech leadership position with Estée Lauder in April.

By Matt Ashare • July 17, 2025

Bank of America touts AI gains amid industrywide adoption push

The company deployed automated coding tools to its 17,000 software developers, CEO Brian Moynihan said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • July 17, 2025

Ahold Delhaize appoints auto industry veteran as CTO

Jan Brecht joins the grocery giant after tech leadership stints at Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Adidas.

By Roberto Torres • July 10, 2025

AI-driven job cuts may be underreported: Challenger

Only 75 job cuts by U.S.-based employers in the first half of the year were explicitly attributed to AI, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The outplacement firm suspects the number is higher.

By Alexei Alexis • July 10, 2025

How CIOs can support US manufacturers’ global success

In a global world, infrastructure is strategy and CIOs need to lead the way.

July 7, 2025

GOP governors blast proposed AI state law freeze

More than a dozen governors called on Congress to strike the moratorium from the budget bill as it advances through the Senate.

By Roberto Torres • June 30, 2025

Best Buy taps Walgreens CIO to lead its tech organization

Neal Sample will succeed Brian Tilzer, who served as the electronics retailer’s chief digital, analytics and technology officer for seven years.

By Matt Ashare • June 30, 2025

Insurers ramp up AI adoption — cautiously

AXA and Allianz are bellwethers in an industry that’s investing heavily in tools and talent to scale the technology, according to benchmarking firm Evident.

By Matt Ashare • June 30, 2025

Bloomin’ Brands drafts industry vet for CIO role

Rafael Sanchez will lead tech operations for Outback Steakhouse’s parent company, effective June 30.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 25, 2025

Love’s names first CTO

Tim Langley-Hawthorne joins the travel center company from Hertz, where he served as SVP and chief information officer.

By Jessica Loder • June 25, 2025

Trump AI czar talks DeepSeek, doomers and regulation

David Sacks also urged enterprise technology leaders to do their part and help overcome AI's poor perception problem at this week’s AWS Summit.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 11, 2025

How 3 banks are capitalizing on AI

Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest and Truist are building on in-house productivity gains to scale more ambitious use cases.

By Matt Ashare • June 10, 2025