State Farm recruits Yum Brands digital chief

The insurer appointed Joe Park as EVP and chief digital and information officer Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 12, 2025

Ikea picks data, analytics chief

Francesco Marzoni, former chief data and analytics officer of Ikea Retail, departed the company last month and will join travel retailer Avolta.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 11, 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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Yum Brands taps tech chief amid slew of leadership changes

Jim Dausch has been promoted to chief digital and technology officer and president of Byte by Yum, the restaurant brand’s AI-driven platform. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 9, 2025

Banks seek to reconcile AI governance gaps

Financial sector IT leaders struggle to reduce adoption risks and strengthen governance, according to a FICO and Corinium Global Intelligence study.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 8, 2025

Tech unemployment rises despite job growth

While employers added a quarter million tech jobs in August, unemployment rose for the second consecutive month, according to CompTIA. 

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 5, 2025

10 tech podcasts for CIOs

IT leaders are keen on professional development and keeping up with the latest technology developments. Here are a few shows to add to your playlist. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 3, 2025

Lululemon shakes up IT leadership team

CIO Julie Averill will leave in September as part of a planned leadership transition, the retailer said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 26, 2025

How Tampa General Hospital worked to quantify cyber risk

The medical center's CIO and CISO teamed up to translate security decisions into dollars and cents.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 26, 2025

FM taps MassMutual CTO for CIO role

The commercial property insurer appointed Tara Long to succeed Chief Strategy and Information Officer Srini Krishnamurthy.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 20, 2025

Kohl’s adds CTO to its tech leadership lineup

The retailer brought in former Nike and J.Crew executive Steven Dee to lead all technology and information platforms.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 19, 2025

AIG taps financial sector veteran as chief digital officer

HP executive Scott Hallworth will be tasked with scaling generative AI use across the insurance company.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 18, 2025

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

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