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Noelle Eder, EVP / Global Chief Information Officer, Cigna

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Dalia Powers, SVP / Chief Information Officer, Humana

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Nancy Avila, EVP / Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer, McKesson

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Sarah Haywood, Global Chief Information Officer, Carlsberg Group

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Janet Robertson, Chief Information Officer / VP Enterprise Application Services, Raytheon Technologies

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Bridget Engle, Chief Information Officer / Global Head of Engineering, BNY Mellon

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Mary Criniti, Chief Technology Officer, Qantas

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Prasanna Gopalakrishnan, Group Chief Technology Officer, Sky

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Conor Whelan, Chief Information and Operations Officer, Experian

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Rajan Kumar, Chief Information Officer, Intuit

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John Saw, EVP / Chief Technology Officer, T-Mobile

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Rick Rioboli, EVP / Chief Technology Officer, Comcast

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Susan Penfield, Chief Technology Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton

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Laura Miller, EVP / Chief Information Officer, Macy’s

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Chris Bedi, Chief Information Officer, ServiceNow

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Annette Hamann, Chief Information Officer / Managing Director of BSS IT, Beiersdorf

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Sonia Patel, Chief Information Officer, NHS England

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Linda Jojo, Chief Digital Officer, United Airlines

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Raji Arasu, EVP / Chief Technology Officer, Autodesk

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Christophe Auberger, Chief Technology Officer, Fortinet

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Lauren Knausenberger, Chief Information Officer, SAIC

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Evelyn Su Mei Ooi, Chief Information Officer, Geodis

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Meerah Rajavel, Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks

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Jimmy NG, Chief Information Officer / Group Head of Technology and Opreations, DBS Bank

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Denise Russell Fleming, EVP / Chief Information Officer, Becton Dickinson (BD)

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Sabri Albreiki, Chief Information Officer, Etisalat

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Alegra Kilstein, Global Chief Information Officer / IT Division President, Amdocs

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Rupesh Nain, Chief Information Officer, Adani Group

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Leslie McKay, Chief Information Officer, CGI

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Carlos Gonçalves, Global Chief Information Officer, Société Générale

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Mattias Ulbrich, Chief Information Officer, Porsche AG

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Melanie Kalmar, Corporate VP / Chief Information Officer / Chief Digital Officer, Dow

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Atul Bhardwaj, EVP / Chief Digital and Technology Officer, The LEGO Group

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Michael Voegele, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Philip Morris International

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Tanja Rueckert, Chief Digital Officer, Bosch

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Michael Nilles, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Henkel

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Filippo Catalano, Chief Information and Digitalisation Officer, Reckitt

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Ed McLaughlin, President / Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard

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Dongyan Wang, Overseas Chief Information Officer, Tencent

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Archie Deskus, EVP / Chief Information Officer, PayPal

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Navin Ninan, Head IT Strategy & Solution, Aeries

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Rob Cowan, Group Chief Information Officer, Rolls Royce

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Craig Bright, Group Chief Information Officer, Barclays

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Julie Durham, Chief Technology Officer, UnitedHealth Group

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Jane Connell, SVP / Chief Information Officer, Verizon

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Sophie Proust, Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Atos

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Lesley Salmon, SVP / Chief Digital and Information Officer, Kellanova (Previously a part of Kellogg’s)

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William Orange, Chief Information Officer, Nissan

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Gianni Leone, Global Chief Information Officer, Sephora

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Brett Craig, EVP / Chief Information Officer, Target

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Andre Fuetsch, EVP / Chief technology Officer, AT&T

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Kristie Grinnell, SVP Chief Information Officer, DXC Technology

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Kirsty Roth, Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Thomson Reuters

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George Thomas, Global Chief Information Officer, JLL

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Rashmi Kumar, SVP / Chief Information Officer, Medtronic

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Jason Conyard, SVP / Chief Information Officer, VMware

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Melanie Maas-Brunner, Chief Technology Officer, BASF

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Whitney McGinnis, Chief Information Officer, McDonald’s

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Patrick Chu, Chief Information Officer, CHANEL

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Vidya Rao, Chief Information Officer, Genpact

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Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI

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Manish Gupta, Group Chief Information Officer, Aditya Birla Group

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Sheila Jordan, Chief Digital Technology Officer, Honeywell

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Cindy Hoots, Chief Digital Officer / Chief Information Officer, AstraZeneca

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Susan Doniz, Global Chief Information Officer / Data Analytics Officer, Boeing

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Florian Roth, Chief Digital and Information Officer, SAP

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Lori Beer, Global Chief Information Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Ved Prakash Nirbhya, Chief Information Officer, Tech Mahindra

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Greg Lavender, Chief Technology Officer, Intel

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Elizabeth Hackenson, Chief Information Officer, Schneider Electric

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Cynthia Stoddard, SVP / Chief Information Officer, Adobe

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Kalyan Kumar, Global Chief Technology Officer, HCL Technologies

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Ahmad Al Khowaiter, Chief Technology Officer, Saudi Aramco

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Jen Felch, Chief Information Officer / Chief Digital Officer, Dell Technologies

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Eimear Bonner, VP / Chief Technology Officer, Chevron

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Tiffani Sionader, Former Chief Digital Officer, L’Oréal

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Suresh Kumar, Global Chief Technology Officer / Chief Development Officer, Walmart

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Lidia Fonseca, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Pfizer

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Aaron LaBerge, President / Chief Technology Officer, The Walt Disney Company

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Fletcher Previn, SVP / Chief Digital Officer, Cisco

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Hanna Hennig, Chief Information Officer, Siemens

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Subha Tatavarti, Chief Technology Officer, Wipro

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Stephanie Troester, Global Chief Information Officer, Adecco

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Steve George, Partner / Global Chief Information Officer, EY

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Robbert Van Rutten, EVP of Information and Digital Technology / Chief Information Officer, Shell

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Jim Swanson, EVP / Enterprise Chief Information Officer, Johnson & Johnson

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Jae Sook Evans, Chief Information Officer, Oracle

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Atish Banerjea, Chief Information Officer, Meta

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Adam Selipsky, CEO, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Penelope Prett, Chief Information, Data and Analytics Officer, Accenture

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Sukanya S, SVP / Chief Information Officer, Tata Consultancy Services

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Nagesh Saldi, Chief Information Officer, Tesla

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John Powers, Partner / Global Chief Technology Officer, Deloitte

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Michael Wintergerst, Chief Information Officer, IBM

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Stefan Palzer, EVP / Chief Technology Officer, Nestle

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Sam Kini, Global Chief Information Officer, Unilever

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Timothy Campos, VP / Chief Information Officer, Apple

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Satya Nadella, Chairman / CEO, Microsoft

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Werner Vogels, VP / Chief Technology Officer, Amazon

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Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud

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Noelle Eder

Dalia Powers

EVP / Global Chief Information Officer

SVP / Chief Information Officer

Cigna

Humana

Hospitals and Health Care

Insurance

Revenue $180.5bn

Revenue $95.64bn

70,231 Employees

96,000 Employees

With a career spanning 20 years, Eder is a leading professional in the technology industry. Working for the likes of Intuit, Capital One, Hilton, and Ameren, Eder is the current EVP and Global Chief Information Officer at The Cigna Group.

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An innovative executive, Powers is wellversed in establishing strategies and realising bold business goals. She is also a veteran of digital transformation in diverse industries, harnessing data platforms, AI, machine learning, cloud, analytics and more.

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Nancy Avila

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EVP / Chief Information Officer / Chief Technology Officer

Carlsberg Group

McKesson Hospitals & Health Care Revenue $284.04bn

Global Chief Information Officer

Food & Beverage Services Revenue $10.08bn 41,000 Employees

80,000 Employees

Taking on the role of EVP, CIO/CTO at McKesson in 2019, Avila is an experienced executive in the technology industry. Prior to joining the company she worked for Comercia Bank, Johnson Controls, and Abbott (for 22 years).

An experienced leader working in IT leadership roles in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. In her career, Haywood has led significant transformational programs with a strong background in business process improvement, crossfunctional team leadership, and ERP.

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96 Janet Robertson Chief Information Officer / VP Enterprise Application Services

Raytheon Technologies Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing Revenue $67.07bn 116,000 Employees

A leader in massive reorganisations and transformations for industry titans, Robertson thrives on challenges and consistently delivers world-class results. Robertson is known for building, mentoring, and empowering extraordinary teams, and has an unwavering commitment to integrity.

95 Bridget Engle Chief Information Officer / Global Head of Engineering

BNY Mellon Financial Services Revenue $17.01bn 52,000 Employees

Leading BNY Mellon’s technology organisation, Engle provides critical technology platforms and applications that support BNY Mellon’s businesses, clients, and 52,000 employees.

Engle believes that talented individuals, working together as part of diverse teams, create high-impact innovations.

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94 Mary Criniti Chief Technology Officer

Qantas Airlines & Aviation Revenue $12.32bn 20,640 Employees

Dynamic, engaged, and energetic describe Criniti. She is a senior leader promoting the highest standard of customer experience to actively develop and strengthen relationships at all levels. She is highly skilled in adapting technologies and the skills of the team to innovate, improve daily operations and set a strategic direction.

93 Prasanna Gopalakrishnan Group Chief Technology Officer

Sky Broadcast Media Production and Distribution Revenue $17bn 35,000 Employees

With more than 20 years of experience and expertise in technology, Gopalakrishnan leads and specialises in transformation centred around client experience and operational excellence. Gopalakrishnan in her role focuses on innovation leveraging technology, strategies, and operations.

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91 Rajan Kumar Chief Information Officer

Intuit

92 Conor Whelan Chief Information and Operations Officer

Experian Information Services Revenue $6.61bn 21,700 Employees

“Absolutely thrilled to be in the top 100 Leaders in technology, this is an amazing recognition for myself and my team, which in turn I hope will inspire others to succeed.”

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IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $14.07bn 16,000 Employees

Joining Intuit in 2016, Kumar is an engineering and IT leader with a track record of building and leading winning teams and delivering large-scale global business and technology transformations with high complexity.

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89 Rick Rioboli EVP / Chief Technology Officer

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John Saw

Revenue $12.06bn

EVP / Chief Technology Officer

T-Mobile Telecommunications Revenue $78.57bn 86,000 Employees

Leading core and technology development at T-Mobile, Saw manages a diverse team responsible for the end-to-end network growth and evolution as well as outstanding customer experiences. This includes network architecture, product engineering, technology labs, innovation centres, and emerging technologies.

186,000 Employees

With more than 25 years of experience in leading large-scale technology teams, Rioboli is focused on bringing innovative technologies and customer-facing products to market.

Rioboli also leads technology transformations and propels critical strategic initiatives.

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88 Susan Penfield Chief Technology Officer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Laura Miller EVP / Chief Information Officer

Macy’s Retail

IT Services & IT Consulting

Revenue $12bn

Revenue $9.66bn

95,000 Employees

37,000 Employees

”To respond at a moment’s notice to whatever comes next, the U.S. technology industry must collaborate in new ways, speed the decision lifecycle through data and AI, and build lasting solutions on a foundation of trust.”

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Decisive and results-driven, Miller is an experienced technology professional who has demonstrated success in developing and delivering digital strategies that provide significant business value. Miller has a passion for solving business problems and delivering large transformational initiatives.

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86 Chris Bedi Chief Information Officer

ServiceNow Software Development Revenue $8bn 25,000 Employees

Innovative and profit-driven, Bedi has a track record of increasing margins, driving growth, and improving customer experience. By leveraging technology he drives growth and business results to develop agile IT organisations. Bedi is a firm believer in the role of IT as an innovator and a shift from traditional IT.

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85 Annette Hamann Chief Information Officer / Managing Director of BSS IT

Beiersdorf Personal Care Product Manufacturing Revenue $9.62bn 21,000 Employees

A technology professional of more than 20 years, Hamann is experienced in the areas of IT, digital transformation, business relationship management, analytics and AI, robotics, project management, IT architecture, leadership of large organisations and corporate services.

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84 Sonia Patel Chief Information Officer

NHS England Hospitals & Health Care Revenue Funding: $185bn 1.5mn Employees

For the last six years, Patel has worked in the National Health Services. In her role as System Chief Information Officer of NHS England, Patel strives to digitise, connect and transform health and care.

83 Linda Jojo Chief Digital Officer

United Airlines Airlines and Aviation Revenue $50.88bn 93,000 Employees

A relentless champion in using innovation and technology to deliver best-in-class customer experiences at United Airlines, Jojo is also an advocate for diversifying STEM. Being a mentor, Jojo is active in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni network.

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82 Raji Arasu EVP / Chief Technology Officer

Autodesk Software Development Revenue $5.21bn 15,000 Employees

Leading the technology and product strategy for software development company, Autodesk, Arasu has over 25 years of experience in platforms, fintech, ecommerce, payments, and entertainment industries.

Arasu also has a track record of delivering amazing customer experience and driving growth through technology innovation.

81 Christophe Auberger Chief Technology Officer

Fortinet IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $4.72bn 14,000 Employees

“I am very happy and proud to be nominated in this Top 100, this allows me to make known my commitment to raising awareness and general acculturation to cybersecurity, the only possibility of reducing the exposure of organisations.”

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79 Evelyn Su Mei Ooi Chief Information Officer

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Lauren Knausenberger

Supply Chain and Storage

Chief Information Officer

SAIC IT Services and IT Consulting Revenue $7.7bn 24,000 Employees

Knausenberger is a seasoned technology professional, who has spent 25 years working for the likes of NextGen Venture Partners, AFWERX, the United States Department of Defense, and the United States Air Force. Currently she is the CIO of SAIC.

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Transportation, Logistics, Revenue $13.87bn 50,000 Employees

An experienced business professional with more than 20 years in the industry, Su Mei Ooi is a strong advocate of change, comfortable to challenge the norm and is not afraid to try new experiences. She has a strong knowledge of managing teams and business iT projects.

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77 Jimmy NG Chief Information Officer / Group Head of Technology and Opreations

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DBS Bank

Meerah Rajavel Chief Information Officer

Palo Alto Networks Computer and Network Security Revenue $6.89bn 15,000 Employees

A business-centric technology executive, Rajavel excels in promoting transformation, innovation, profitability, and agility through the creative use of technology. Rajavel is passionate about inspiring and motivating teams to achieve extraordinary business outcomes.

Banking Revenue $13.48bn 34,000 Employees

A seasoned banker for over 30 years, Ng is experienced in technology, audits, risk management, middle office, product control, derivatives operations, consumer banking operations and consultancy/advisory. Ng is a strategic leader that is action-orientated, he is also versatile, agile, and adaptable.

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76 Denise Russell Fleming EVP / Chief Information Officer

Becton Dickinson (BD) Medical Equipment Manufacturing Revenue $18.87B 75,000 Employees

Valued by those in her profession, Fleming is a C-suite leader in business and technology transformation, vision setting, organisatioal leadership, and the execution of profitable growth. She is recognised for her ability to attract and develop diverse talent and strategically strengthening organisational capabilities.

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75 Sabri Albreiki Chief Information Officer

Etisalat Telecommunications Revenue $14.10bn 50,000 Employees

With over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Albreiki in his role as CIO of Etisalat, he leads major IT and digital transformation initiatives to improve the organisations agility, create new revenue streams, and enhance the customer experience across its touch points.

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74 Alegra Kilstein Global Chief Information Officer / IT Division President

Amdocs Software Development Revenue $4.57bn 36,000 Employees

For more than 15 years, Kilstein has built her career at Amdocs. Holding various C-suite roles, Kilstein is currently the Global CIO and IT Division President. Kilstein is also a graduate of Harvard Business School, Israel Institute of Technology, and Tel Aviv University.

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73 Rupesh Nain Chief Information Officer

Adani Group Utilities Revenue $23.3bn 23,000 Employees

A digital leader with more than 25 years of experience in Enterprise IT, Nain is a driver of business transformation through the innovative use of technology, digital and analytics.

Nain’s specialities include creating and articulating IT strategies and digital roadmaps and building high-performance teams.

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72 Leslie McKay Chief Information Officer

CGI IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $9.65bn 89,000 Employees

Joining CGI in 2002, McKay has been an integral leader in the company’s C-suite. In her role, she is responsible for developing and managing CGI’s global information technology strategies to best serve clients and professionals globally.

71 Carlos Gonçalves Global Chief Information Officer

Société Générale Banking Revenue $2.1bn 117,000 Employees

For 30 years, Gonçalves has been integral to Societe Generale’s IT operations.

As CIO, Gonçalves is responsible for strengthening and securing the companies IT, improving operational efficiency, and facilitating business transformation to better serve customers and employees.

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70 Mattias Ulbrich Chief Information Officer

Porsche AG Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Revenue $43.92bn 31,000 Employees

An experienced CIO and technology expert in the motor vehicle manufacturing industry, Ulbrich’s expertise lies in software, AI, digital products, IT governance, IT management, agile methods, digital leadership, and data security. Ulbrich is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen and Technische Universität Braunschweig.

69 Melanie Kalmar Corporate VP / Chief Information Officer / Chief Digital Officer

Dow Chemical Manufacturing Revenue $60.12bn 44,000 Employees

An IT and digital leader, Kalmar has spent her entire career at Dow, she is passionate and excited by the field of information technology.

Kalmar is proud to be an advocate of STEM careers, mentorship and women in technology.

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67 Michael Voegele Chief Digital and Information Officer

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Atul Bhardwaj EVP / Chief Digital and Technology Officer

The LEGO Group Manufacturing Revenue $81bn 25,000 Employees

Dedicated to unleashing the potential of technology and data to help the LEGO Group inspire and develop builders of tomorrow, Bhardwaj is committed to accelerating the manufacturer’s digital transformation for longterm growth. Bhardwaj has more than 30 years of experience at the forefront of technology.

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Tobacco Manufacturing Revenue $33.17bn 70,000 Employees

For more than 20 years, Voegele is experienced in IT, sales management and operations management. Voegele is inspired by the opportunities technology enables and putting people at the centre. Currently, Voegele is the Chief Digital and Information Officer.

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65 Michael Nilles Chief Digital and Information Officer

Henkel

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Tanja Rueckert Chief Digital Officer

Bosch Technology, Information and Internet Revenue $93.36bn 421,338 Employees

A digital future trailblazer, Rueckert has more than 20 years of experience in software and building technology. Rueckert is passionate about creating technology that is ‘invented for life’, benefiting people and the planet.

Revenue $24.21bn 52,000 Employees

A technology innovator, Nilles is passionate about the inflection point of AI and the rapid entry of Generative AI across industries. His specialities include transformation and innovation, digital business models and platforms, digital commerce and marketplace, AI, and IoT.

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64 Filippo Catalano Chief Information and Digitalisation Officer

Reckitt

Mastercard

Revenue $10.8bn

Revenue $17.87bn 40,000 Employees

Joining Reckitt in 2021, Catalano is responsible for building and maintaining Reckitt’s competitive leading-edge IT, data and digital capabilities. Catalano has extensive leadership experience in defining and shopping IT, digital portfolios and technology-enabled business models.

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34,000 Employees

Overseeing Mastercard’s technology functions, McLaughlin is responsible for its global payment network, enterprise platforms, technology infrastructure and operations, information security, and its global technology hubs. McLaughlin is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School of Business.

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62 Dongyan Wang Overseas Chief Information Officer

Tencent

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61 Archie Deskus EVP / Chief Information Officer

PayPal Technology, Information and Inter

Software Development

Revenue $28.55bn

Revenue $80.54bn

31,000 Employees

113,000 Employees

For more than 20 years, Wang has been a leader in Silicon Valley. His expertise includes AI, data science, business intelligence, and analytics.

Working for Fortune 500 companies, Wang is results orientated and able to create and deliver strategic visions and build world-class teams.

An accomplished IT executive with a strong track record of delivering exceptional results, Deskus drives business growth, profitability, and innovation through technology transformation.

Deskus is experienced in leading technology functions for complex global companies in the aerospace, industrial, oilfield, technology and consumer products industries.

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60 Navin Ninan Head IT Strategy & Solution

Aeries Insurance Revenue $109.25bn 149,000 Employees

For more than 25 years, Ninan has been a leader in the IT industry. Creative and results-driven, he is passionate about delivering high-quality customer experience, elevating customer satisfaction, and taking enterprise system performance and productivity to the next level.

59 Rob Cowan Group Chief Information Officer

Rolls Royce Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Revenue $16.72bn 50,000 Employees

Experienced in IT and global business services, Cowan is focussed on setting clear strategies and direction that enable and deliver significant outcomes. Cowan’s specialities include process simplification and digitalisation, RPA, agile IT innovation, ERP, and IT architecture.

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58 Craig Bright Group Chief Information Officer

Barclays Financial Services Revenue $24.96bn 81,000 Employees

A highly respected business and technology leader, Bright is highly experienced in the financial services industry. Bright has a track record for leading significant organisational change to achieve outstanding results.

Bight is also experienced in building and leading high-performing diverse teams.

57 Julie Durham Chief Technology Officer

UnitedHealth Group Hospitals & Health Care Revenue $34.85bn 380,000 Employees

Leading digital transformation and engineering teams across UnitedHealth Group, Durham has over 20 years of experience in software engineering, global product management, AI and Machine Learning. He also has a track record of building and leading organisations to foster collaboration, innovation and excellence.

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55 Sophie Proust Chief Operations and Technology Officer

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Jane Connell SVP / Chief Information Officer

Verizon IT Services and IT Consulting Revenue $135bn 117,000 Employees

A senior executive and leader in the technology space, Connell has a long-standing record of driving success in digital transformation, implementing change to achieve core targets, and is an expert in identifying the right tech solutions to address business needs.

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IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $12.09bn 104,000 Employees

As CTO at Atos, Proust leads the technology strategy of the group promoting technology innovation, research and development, and strengthen and consolidate the expertise of its technology communities. Proust is as graduate of CentraleSupélec with an MS in Informatique.

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53 William Orange Chief Information Officer

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Lesley Salmon SVP / Chief Digital and Information Officer

Kellanova (Previously a part of Kellogg’s) Food and Beverage Manufacturing Revenue $15.87bn 30,000 Employees

A business Leader that specialises in technology, Salmon is dedicated to creating maximum value for Kellanova as its Chief Digital and Information Officer by marrying the company’s IT goals with its business strategy to drive impactful outcomes.

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Revenue $79.5bn 131,719 Employees

For more than 25 years, Orange has been a leader in digital transformation, business transformation, information technology, and system implementation.

Currently, Orange is leading large-scale global technology implementations as CIO of Nissan Motor Corporation.

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Brett Craig

Global Chief Information Officer

EVP / Chief Information Officer

Sephora

Target

Retail

Retail

Revenue $11.80bn

Revenue $109.27bn

46,000 Employees

440,000 Employees

A global transformation executive, Leone is a leader in digital and technology functions for retail, fashion luxury, pharmacy, healthcare and consumer goods sectors. Leone has a deep understanding of working within global, complex, geographically dispersed, multilingual and multicultural organisations.

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Guiding the exploration and development of technology solutions, Craig is responsible for Target’s technology roadmap and oversight of its global product engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data sciences, and architecture teams. Craig is passionate about developing skilled and diverse teams.

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AT&T

SVP Chief Information Officer

Telecommunications

DXC Technology

Revenue $121.44bn

IT Service & IT Consulting

227,000 Employees

Revenue $16.27bn 130,000 Employees

Overseeing the global mobile and fixed network technology direction for AT&T, Fuetsch has been with the telecommunications company for 11 years. In his role as CTO, Fuetsch is responsible for 5G infrastructure design, software-defined networking initiative, protecting and monetising intellectual property, and network software automation platforms.

“To be included among the Top 100 in the technology industry is a high honour. Seeing all the incredible work accomplished by peers who I admire and respect inspires me to keep learning myself and mentoring others, especially young women in STEM.”

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Smart Press Shop: Implementing enterprise-grade traceable production in ten months The Challenge

Digitalising core manufacturing processes with 100% green energy

To turn this vision into reality, Smart Press Shop needed a cloud-first development strategy for building core ERP and

Smart Press Shop was determined to set a

manufacturing execution systems (MES). The

new industry milestone with a greenfield

company wanted to digitalise production

plant in Germany for automotive component

from start to finish – and run entirely in

manufacturing – one that would enable the

the cloud using 100% green energy.

company to deliver small-batch orders costeffectively. Objectives included paperless

The Solution

automotive body parts. A key part of the

Delivering real-time insight into shop floor manufacturing processes

strategy was to accomplish all this with an

Smart Press Shop is one of the first

exceptionally lean IT staff, depending instead

organisations to implement SAP Digital

on cloud software and IT services from

Manufacturing solution for execution

outside partners.

together with SAP S/4HANA Cloud,

production and an automated process for configuring the machinery used to press

public edition worldwide. Harnessing Industry 4.0 technologies, it was able to “Imagine a system automatically

integrate the forming of metal or alloy

making order confirmations based

sheets and laser cutting equipment at

on machine integration instead of

its new factory with its cloud-based

manual confirmations,” said Dr.-Ing.

manufacturing execution system (MES).

Timo Böhm, Project Manager, Smart Press Shop GmbH & Co. KG. “This can help

Implementation moved swiftly with little

streamline production processes and enable

disruption to daily business and minimal

a faster inspection and releasing process.”

demand placed on in-house IT. The project followed a phased go-live approach to

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bring new capabilities online incrementally.

In just six months, Smart Press Shop was

“We were looking for a modern

up and running with SAP S/4HANA Cloud,

cloud solution for our IT. SAP

giving the organisation enterprise-grade

Digital Manufacturing convinced

ERP capabilities with cloud scale and

us in the end with its modern cloud

flexibility. Within just ten months, SAP Digital

architecture and user interface,”

Manufacturing was implemented as well,

said Hendrik Rothe, managing director of

and the entire project was rolled out.

Smart Press Shop GmbH & Co. KG.

The company’s cloud-first development strategy incorporated vertical and horizontal

The Result

business process maps to the IT platform,

Improving quality with AI-assisted visual inspection

where it operates using centralised core

Learn how Smart Press Shop worked with

functions, such as workflow and document

Syntax and Cogniac to build a solution on

management. All relevant KPIs appear where

SAP technology that checks components

they are needed in real time. Today, Smart

for defects with a single click using

Press Shop enjoys continuous component

photos, AI, and the power of the cloud.

integration as well as networking. Every

tracking – a new milestone in automotive production that taps the power of AI and detailed cross-process data analysis.

Discover more stories

10 months

to implement ERP and manufacturing execution in the cloud.

100%

WATCH Smart Press Shop: Visual Inspection by SAP Digital Manufacturing and Partners

traceable production – from raw materials to finished parts.

100%

cloud-first software-as-aservice platform for all IT services.

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48 Kirsty Roth Chief Operations and Technology Officer

Thomson Reuters Software Development Revenue $6.72bn 32,000 Employees

Describing herself as a ‘fundamentally changed person’, Roth has a strong reputation of successfully leading digital transformation programs in banking, business information systems and consulting environments.

Roth is focused on introducing new tools and technologies that improve customer experience and operational efficiency.

47 George Thomas Global Chief Information Officer

JLL Real Estate Revenue $20.61bn 103,000 Employees

Based in Singapore, Thomas is responsible for the development and implementation of technology, data and the information management strategy at JLL, in line with the company’s integral digital transformation charter. Thomas has been with the real estate company for eight years.

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46 Rashmi Kumar SVP / Chief Information Officer

Medtronic Medical Equipment Manufacturing Revenue $31.55bn 90,000 Employees

A visionary information technology executive and strategist, focused on emerging technologies snd extensive experience in large scale transformation. Kumar is experienced in creating technologyempowered business strategies through the use of information intelligence, Kumar took on the role of CIO at Medtronic in 2022.

45 Jason Conyard SVP / Chief Information Officer

VMware Software Development Revenue $13.53bn 39,000 Employees

Leading VMware’s global information and technology operations, Conyard’s leadership supports the company’s worldwide business.

Conyard has a passion for innovation and a bias for results. He is also dedicated to delivering a work experience where advanced collaboration and productivity resources help everyone aspire to the next level.

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43 Whitney McGinnis Chief Information Officer

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McDonald’s

Melanie Maas-Brunner Chief Technology Officer

BASF Chemical Manufacturing Revenue $89.25bn 111,000 Employees

Responsible for BASF’s group research division and group company BASF Venture Capital, Maas-Brunner has a passion to drive innovation through scientific excellence. Maas-Brunner’s has dedicated her career to BASF for more than 25 years, she is currently the company’s CTO.

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Restaurants Revenue $24.19bn 549,000 Employees

As US CIO of McDonald’s, McGinnis is responsible for leading the regions technology operations including development, integration, deployment, and support across 14,000 restaurants. She partners closely with C-suite leaders to bring the technology strategy to life, to improve experiences for customers.

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41 Vidya Rao Chief Information Officer

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Patrick Chu Chief Information Officer

CHANEL Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry Revenue $17.22bn 22,000 Employees

A visionary in the technology industry, Chu is the CIO of CHANEL. Chu has direct experience in implementing strategies and selecting technologies that improve entire organisations, as well as the ability to establish and execute innovative IT services and organisation management roadmap.

Business Consulting and Services Revenue $4.3bn 139,000 Employees

For 30 years, Rao has worked in the technology industry. In her career, Rao has worked for Infosys, Wipro Ltd, Cambridge Technology Partners, and Accenture before joining Genpact in 2019, where she is the company’s CIO.

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40 Sam Altman

Manish Gupta

CEO

Group Chief Information Officer

OpenAI

Aditya Birla Group

Research Services

Executive Offices

Revenue $28mn

Revenue $60bn

1,400 Employees

140,000 Employees

Learning how to program and take apart a Macintosh computer when he was eight years old, Altman is the Co-Founder and CEO of OpenAI. An entrepreneur, programmer and investor, Altman was the Co-Founder of Loopt at aged 19 backed by Y Combinator.

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A driver of digital transformation in large, complex and global organisations, Gupta is a leader with deep business and digital understanding. Having all round industry experience puts him in a unique advantage to conceptulise solutions from both the organisation and customer perspective.

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Honeywell

37 Cindy Hoots Chief Digital Officer / Chief Information Officer

AstraZeneca

Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Revenue $36.14bn

Revenue $43.88bn

128,000 Employees

84,000 Employees

An IT executive who excels in solving complex business problems enabled by technology, Jordan understands the added value technology can provide. She is also able to lead successful execution of IT vision and strategy, and is passionate about inspiring and motivating teams to work collaboratively.

Driven by her aspiration to leverage technology to make meaningful impact to people’s lives, Hoots is the Chief Digital Officer and CIO of AstraZeneca. In her role she drives business outcomes through the use of technology and is passionate about inspiring an organisation to embrace a new future.

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36 Susan Doniz Global Chief Information Officer / Data Analytics Officer

Boeing Aviation & Aerospace Revenue $66.8bn 156,000 Employees

Working at the intersect of human centred design, technology, and digital transformation, Doniz is passionate about building a better planet and sltuons that elight customers, employees, and citizens.

Doniz has been the Global CIO and Data Analytics Officer at Boeing since 2020.

35 Florian Roth Chief Digital and Information Officer

SAP Software Development Revenue $33.55bn 112,000 Employees

Beliving that innovation, technology, digitalisation, and automation are the driving forces behind a better tomorrow, Roth is the current Chief Digital and Information Officer at SAP. Roth is passionate about the potential of technology to transform people’s lives for the better and create a brighter future.

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34 Lori Beer Global Chief Information Officer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Ved Prakash Nirbhya

Revenue $99.6bn

Chief Information Officer

285,000 Employees

Tech Mahindra

A graduate of the University of Dayton, Beer has been a C-suite leader in the technology industry for 13 years. Working for the likes of WellPoint and Vantiv, Beer is currently the Global CIO of JPMorgan Chase.

IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $6.6bn 158,000 Employees

Dedicating his career to Tech Mahindra, Prakash Nirbhya has been the company’s CIO since 2010. Prior to Tech Mahindra, Prakash Nirbhya was the Senior Engineer EDP at Bharat Electroics. Prakash Nirbhya is also a graduate from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad and the National Institute of Technology Surat.

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31 Elizabeth Hackenson Chief Information Officer

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Greg Lavender Chief Technology Officer

Intel Semiconductor Manufacturing Revenue $54.04bn 132,000 Employees

As CTO at Intel Corporation, Lavender is responsible for driving intel’s future technical innovation and research programs. He is also responsible for defining a singular artificial intelligence software stack to support Intel’s range of business and hardware offerings.

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Automation Machinery Manufacturing Revenue $36bn 162,339 Employees

With a technology career spanning 30 years, Hackenson has helped to digitally transform several organisations including Verizon, The AES Corporation, Fortium Partners, Red Five, and Forescout Technologies Inc. Today she is SVP and CIO at Schneider Electric.

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Cynthia Stoddard SVP / Chief Information Officer

Adobe Software Development Revenue $18.42bn 36,000 Employees

For more than 25 years, Stoddard has been directing the design, implementation, and operation of mission critical information technology strategies and systems for global enterprises. Stoddard is a hands-on executive with deep foundations in technology and software development.

IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $12.51bn 247,000 Employees

In his role as CTO of HCLTech, Kumar leads the technology strategy. Building strategic partner ecosystems, startup and exploration incubations, open Innovation/open source and next-gen technology blueprinting, Kumar also oversees the HCLTech Cloud offering and Kumar joined HCLTech in 2000.

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28 Ahmad Al Khowaiter

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Jen Felch

Saudi Aramco

Chief Information Officer / Chief Digital Officer

Dell Technologies

Oil & Gas Revenue $535.18bn

IT Service & IT Consulting

67,000 Employees

Revenue $101.19bn 133,000 Employees

Working at Saudi Aramco for the past 14 years, Al Khowaiter is a driving force behind the company’s technology transformation. In his time at the company, he has been at the forefront of some of the company’s most significant technology and infrastructure projects.

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Working at Dell Technologies for the last 13 years, Felch’s most recent role as CIO and Chief Digital Officer has Felch leading the company’s IT function, transforming traditional IT and enabling the adoption of digital technologies.

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Eimear Bonner

Tiffani Sionader

VP / Chief Technology Officer

Former Chief Digital Officer

Chevron

L’Oréal

Oil & Gas

Personal Care Product Manufacturing

Revenue $222.8bn

Revenue $42.04bn

46,000 Employees

88,000 Employees

With a strong background in chemical and petroleum engineering at international organisations, Bonner is committed to developing strong leaders, promoting diversity and inclusion, and facilitating technology breakthroughs.

Building a career in the technology industry for the last 15 years, Sionader has worked for the likes of elevenia, Lazada Group, and Samsung Electronics.

Sionader joined L’Oréal in 2020, taking on the role of Chief Digital Officer in 2021.

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24 Suresh Kumar Global Chief Technology Officer / Chief Development Officer

Walmart Retail Revenue $630.79bn 2,300,000 Employees

For three decades, Kumar has been developing, innovating, and leaning into nextgeneration technology to guide the company through transformative disruptors. Today she leads a global team of technologists at Walmart driving the future of retail.

23 Lidia Fonseca Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Pfizer Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Revenue $52.8bn 99,000 Employees

For the last four years, Fonseca has been Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Pfizer.

In her role, she is responsible for enterprisewide digital, data and technology strategy, products and solutions, as well as Learning and Development and Business Process Excellence.

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22 Aaron LaBerge President / Chief Technology Officer

The Walt Disney Company Entertainment Providers Revenue $87.8bn 220,000 Employees

A technology executive with extensive experience in internet, television, mobile, sports, and entertainment, LaBerge is the current President and CTO of Disney Entertainment and ESPN at The Walt Disney Company. LaBerge is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

21 Fletcher Previn SVP / Chief Digital Officer

Cisco Software Development Revenue $49.2bn 100,000 Employees

With more than two decades of experience in IT, Previn guides large organisations through significant transformations. As CIO of Cisco, he leads a team of 11,000 to drive IT simplification and business transformation across its global offices.

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19 Subha Tatavarti Chief Technology Officer

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Hanna Hennig Chief Information Officer

Siemens Automation Machinery Manufacturing Revenue $74.62bn 311,000 Employees

An experienced technology leader, Hennig has worked for several leading organisations over the last 28 years including Robert Bosch, Capgemini, Telefonica, E.ON and OSRAM. Today Hennig is the CIO of Siemens where she is responsible for the company’s global IT operations.

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IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $11bn 292,000 Employees

Joining Wipro in 2021, Tatavarti has two decades of experience in the IT industry working in product development, delivery, lifecycle management, cloud computing services, data technology, and analytics.

Tatavarti holds a Masters in Computer Science from George Mason University.

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Stephanie Troester Global Chief Information Officer

Adecco Staffing & Recruiting Revenue $22.1bn 35,000 Employees

A technology and transformation leader with over 20 years of experience. Troester is a strategic thinker and driver of business goals. Holding C-suite leadership positions in multinational and multicultural environments, where she enables IT capabilities to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Professional Services Revenue $45.4bn 347,000 Employees

A business-orientated technology leader, George pushes organisations to develop innovative solutions and services with a clear focus on customer satisfaction and cost performance.

He is currently the Global CIO of EY.

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Jim Swanson

EVP of Information and Digital Technology / Chief Information Officer

Johnson & Johnson

Shell

EVP / Enterprise Chief Information Officer

Hospitals and Health Care

Oil & Gas

Revenue $94.9bn

Revenue $381.3bn

130,000 Employees

86,000 Employees

Dedicating 25 years of his career to Shell, Rutten has climbed the ranks from Sales Manager to EVP of Information and Digital Technology and CIO. Van Rutten holds an MBA from TIAS School for Business and Society.

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A visionary IT leader, Swanson has 30 years of experience in helping companies excel when it comes to digitalisation. As Enterprise CIO of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Swanson is dedicated to accelerating the digital healthcare ecosystem and fostering a diverse, inclusive, and tech-centric culture.

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14 Jae Sook Evans Chief Information Officer

Oracle

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Meta

IT Services & IT Consulting Revenue $49.95bn

Software Development

164,000 Employees

Revenue $116.6bn 110,000 Employees

Spending more than 20 years building and leading global technology teams, Sook Evans is responsible for accelerating Oracle’s cloud transformation and improving employee productivity and user experience securely.

She is also responsible for enhancing internal builder tools for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and data centre services.

A people-centric, global technology leader, Banerjea has a passion for building to solve problems. As CIO of Meta, Banerjea is responsible for overseeing the global information technology function at the company, building and running systems to scale Meta globally.

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12 Adam Selipsky CEO

Amazon Web Services (AWS) IT Services & IT Consulting Revenue $538.04bn 1,541,000 Employees

Building a career at AWS, Selipsky started his journey with the company leading its marketing sales and support for 11 years launching and growing the business from startup to multi-billion dollar business.

Returning to AWS in 2021, Selipsky is now CEO.

11 Penelope Prett Chief Information, Data and Analytics Officer

Accenture Business Consulting and Services Revenue $63.55bn 738,000 Employees

For 30 years, Prett has built her career at Accenture holding many leadership roles across its client and technology functions. In her role as Chief Information, Data and analytics Officer she leads the company’s global IT operations.

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10 Sukanya S SVP / Chief Information Officer

Tata Consultancy Services IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $23.33bn 573,000 Employees

Joining TCS in 1989 as a SETP Trainee, S has dedicated 34 years to TCS. Climbing the ranks within the business, S is now SVP and CIO of the IT Services & IT Consulting company. S graduated

“Technology plays a crucial role in today’s world by revolutionising industries and creating new opportunities for

from Coimbatore Institute of Technology

innovation and growth. Together

in 1989 with a Bachelor of Engineering,

we can make a difference”

Computer Technology & Informatic.

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9 Nagesh Saldi Chief Information Officer

Tesla Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Revenue $94.02bn 128,000 Employees

For the last 20 years, Saldi has built a career working in the technology function for leading organisations including Infosys and HP. Today, Saldi is the CIO of motor vehicle manufacturer, Tesla. Saldi is a graduate of Bangalore University, with a Bachelor of Engineering

“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” - Elon Musk, Tesla

and Honours in Mechanical Engineering.

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8 John Powers Partner / Global Chief Information Officer

Deloitte Business Consulting and Services Revenue $60bn 430,000 Employees

A graduate of Brown University, Northwestern University, and Colorado State University, Powers has been an integral leader at Deloitte for nearly 30 years. Joining the business consulting and services company in 1994 as Strategy and Operations

“Digital transformation is the essential bridge between the business of today and the business of tomorrow.” - Deloitte

Consultant, today he is the Global CIO.

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7 Michael Wintergerst Global Chief Technology Officer

IBM IT Service & IT Consulting Revenue $60.52bn 310,000 Employees

“I have always had a passion for

Joining IBM in 2022, Wintergerst is the Global CTO for all brands as part of the SAP business.

In his role, he works hand in hand with SAP to enhance IBM’s hybrid cloud offerings, infusing Watson into SAP products. Wintergerst is a

science and technology, and applying them in solving some of the greatest challenges facing business, society, and the world. I am a champion

graduate of TU Dortmund University in 2002

for technical innovation and a

with a Master of Science in Computer Science.

collaborative leader who enables teams to make an impact”

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6 Stefan Palzer EVP / Chief Technology Officer

Nestlé Food and Beverage Services Revenue $103.84bn 273,000 Employees

Building a career of 23 years at Nestlé, Palzer began as a Project Manager. Over the years at Nestlé, Palzer has fine-tuned his focus on the technology industry starting as Group Leader, Technology Group. Today,

“As we look ahead, innovation will continue to be at the core of our efforts and in line with our company purpose to unlock the power of food

Palzer is EVP and CTO of the company

to enhance quality of life for everyone,

where he is head of innovation, technology

today and for generations to come”

and research and development (R&D).

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5 Sam Kini Global Chief Information Officer

Unilever Manufacturing Revenue $62.07bn 149,000 Employees

Well-versed in being an integral leader in the technology industry, Kini has worked for a number of leading organisations heading up their technology operations including Virgin Media, Telenet, EasyJet, and Tele2. Today, Kini is the Global CIO of

“Our mission is to have purposeful brands to be able to prove that having a sustainable business increases performance”

Unilever, a role she has held since 2022.

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4 Timothy Campos VP / Chief Information Officer

Apple Computers and Electronics Manufacturing Revenue $15.16bn 60,000 Employees

Leading the information systems and technology department at Apple, Capmos

“My journey is the product of

took on the role of VP and CIO in 2022. Prior

three key themes that I’ve had

to taking on this role, Campos has deep roots in the technology industry working for Meta, Woven, Viavi, Rackspace and the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

in life: Being comfortable taking risks, knowing how to learn, and giving more than I take.”

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Satya Nadella Chairman / CEO

Microsoft Software Development Revenue $211.91bn 224,000 Employees

Dedicating 31 years to Microsoft. Nadella is known for his ability to transform product offerings with his breadth of technology and business knowledge. Currently, Nadella is Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, raking on the role in 2014.

Prior to taking over the helm of the business, Nadella was EVP of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group where he led the transformation to the cloud infrastructure and services business outperforming the market.

“Despite all this rapid change in the computing industry, we are still at the beginning of the digital revolution”

Nadella is a graduate of Mangalore University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and the University of Chicago.

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Werner Vogels VP / Chief Technology Officer

Amazon Software Development Revenue $538.04bn 1,541,000 Employees

Engineer, architect, scientist, programmer, mentor, advisor, these are just some of the words that describe Vogels.

Vogels is a believer in democratising business creation, simplifying operations, and driving innovation through low-cost, scalable and reliable infrastructure. Vogels is proud of the work he is doing as VP and CTO at Amazon helping young global businesses get off the ground. As well as the organisation’s work with large enterprises to break free from the lock-in of traditional enterprise hardware and software vendors.

“If you’re concerned about scalability, any algorithm that forces you to run agreement will eventually become your bottleneck.

Take that as a given”

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Thomas Kurian CEO

Google Cloud Software Development Revenue $257.63bn 289,000 Employees

Joining Google in 2018 as CEO of Google Cloud, Kurian is dedicated to driving the company’s mission to accelerate the ability to digitally transform the business with the best infrastructure, platforms, industry solutions and expertise.

Kurian holds a BSEE in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University and an MBA in Administration and Management from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Kurian has a deep knowledge of engineering, enterprise relationships, and leadership of large organisations.

“In every industry, we see customers wanting to adopt digital technology either to lower cost, grow their topline revenues or change... how they bring products in certain markets, and we at Google are using our cloud platform as a vehicle to deliver digital solutions to them”

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