Leadership: Page 2

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    Tech chiefs gear up to spend bigger IT budgets in 2025

    Despite growing enterprise appetite for technology and talent, cost optimization remains a priority, according to Forrester research.

    By • Aug. 13, 2024
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    Pfizer appoints AI chief to boost its digital leadership team

    Berta Rodriguez-Hervas joined the pharmaceutical company after stints at Stellantis, Nvidia and Tesla working on algorithms, computer vision and ML. 

    By • Aug. 13, 2024
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    Truist names JPMorgan, Wells Fargo vet as CIO

    Steve Hagerman, who currently serves as CIO of consumer technology at Wells Fargo, will replace Truist Interim CIO Brad Bender in October.

    By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 8, 2024
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    CrowdStrike outage: Fallout and recovery

    Microsoft joins CrowdStrike in pushing IT outage recovery responsibility back to Delta

    The software provider said Delta's delayed modernization efforts were to blame for its slow recovery. 

    By • Aug. 6, 2024
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    Budget constraints may be behind hiring uncertainty in 2024, survey says

    One-quarter of managers who plan to reduce headcount cite increased use of automation, technology or AI as a driver, up from 16% in last year’s report.

    By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 6, 2024
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    Tech unemployment rate fell in July, but so did the number of IT jobs

    IT occupations across the economy contracted by 14,000 last month, a CompTIA review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data found.

    By • Aug. 2, 2024
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    How Kyndryl’s ERP modernization led to an expanded SAP practice

    The infrastructure services company is creating a migration playbook to guide others into the cloud, Kyndryl SVP and Global Practice Leader Michael Bradshaw said.

    By • July 29, 2024
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    Mondelēz International taps Nestlé, P&G veteran as tech chief

    Filippo Catalano will join the organization later this year, reporting directly to its CEO.

    By • July 24, 2024
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    CrowdStrike outage: Fallout and recovery

    United completes manual reboot as aviation industry reels from CrowdStrike outages

    The airline’s IT teams fixed more than 26,000 computers and devices at 365 airports globally, according to CEO Scott Kirby.

    By • July 23, 2024
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    Inside USAA’s 3-year push to clean up a massive data estate

    Chief Data and Analytics Officer Ramnik Bajaj set firm migration deadlines for the company’s move to a centralized Snowflake environment.

    By • July 17, 2024
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    UK regulators scrutinize Microsoft’s hiring of Inflection CEO, staff

    An inquiry will assess whether the vendor's move to hire Inflection's leaders and staff impacts market competitiveness.

    By • July 16, 2024
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    PwC adds chief AI officer to C-suite as implementation rolls forward

    The professional services firm appointed Dan Priest to lead the U.S. firm’s AI journey and serve customers on the same path. 

    By • July 16, 2024
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    As CISOs grapple with the C-suite, job satisfaction takes a hit

    Research found CISO job satisfaction has direct ties to how much — or little — access security leaders have to company management.

    By Sue Poremba • July 15, 2024
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    Citi leans on tech modernization to fix data quality management failings

    Days after federal regulators hit the bank with more than $130 million in fines, CEO Jane Fraser said Citi's transformation efforts addressed "decades of underinvestment."

    By • July 12, 2024
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    Macy’s hires new CIO from within

    Next month Keith Credendino will take over the retailer's mission to simplify and modernize its technology stack.

    By Daphne Howland • July 11, 2024
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    Guitar Center revamps tech leadership to tune the customer experience

    Adolfo Rodriguez, incoming chief technology and information officer, most recently served as SVP of technology transformation at Advance Auto Parts.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Capital One leans on its cloud maturity to support AI adoption

    “It's difficult to imagine doing AI at scale without a solid foundation of experience using and scaling applications in cloud,” the bank’s SVP and Head of AI Product Aparna Sinha said.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Tech unemployment rose to nearly 4-year high in June

    A CompTIA analysis of official data shows IT unemployment reached 3.7% among technology professions, in line with a national upward trend.

    By • July 8, 2024
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    Kyndryl bolsters — and reshuffles — technology leadership team

    Kim Basile succeeds CIO Michael Bradshaw, the executive who guided the company’s post-IBM transformation.

    By • July 2, 2024
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    The midyear tech executive shuffle is here

    Businesses from Citi and Gap. Inc. to JPMorgan and PayPal named tech leaders in recent weeks capitalizing on fiscal year alignment and new technology aspirations.

    By • July 2, 2024
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    HR is often left out of AI plans, despite the need for upskilling and inclusion

    Organizational leaders can play a role in aligning AI strategy with broader company goals.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 28, 2024
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    Tech workplaces haven’t caught up to new work patterns, research shows

    Return-to-office policies don’t appear to increase office utilization as much as previously thought.

    By Carolyn Crist • June 24, 2024
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    PayPal fills CTO position with former Walmart exec

    Former Walmart EVP Srini Venkatesan will replace Archie Deskus, who joined the payments firm in 2022.

    By • June 20, 2024
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    Gap taps former Mattel exec for CTO role

    CEO Richard Dickson, who also joined the retailer from Mattel last year, announced Sven Gerjets' appointment in a memo to employees.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 18, 2024
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    Northwestern Mutual revamps senior tech leadership

    CIO Jeff Sippel will become chief strategy officer, effective July. He'll be succeeded by Christian Mitchell, previously chief customer and digital officer.

    By • June 14, 2024