Manulife appoints Sarah Chapman as Global Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, joining Executive Leadership Team

Manulife appoints Sarah Chapman as Global Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, joining Executive Leadership Team

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TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2026 /CNW/ — Manulife has appointed Sarah Chapman as Global Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, effective January 1, 2027, reporting to Phil Witherington, President and Chief Executive Officer, and joining Manulife’s Executive Leadership Team. Chapman will lead Manulife’s Global Marketing organization, with responsibility for the company’s brand, marketing and enterprise customer…

AAR appoints new SVP and Chief Digital & Technology Officer

AAR appoints new SVP and Chief Digital & Technology Officer

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AAR has announced the appointment of Sanjay Sood as Senior Vice-President and Chief Digital and Technology Officer, effective immediately. Sood will lead AAR’s technology organisation, overseeing enterprise systems, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data and analytics, as well as the company’s wider adoption of artificial intelligence and other technologies across its operations. He will report to John M….

RSM Malta appoints Ludwig Micallef as Director for Digital Transformation & AI

RSM Malta appoints Ludwig Micallef as Director for Digital Transformation & AI

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RSM Malta has appointed Ludwig Micallef as Director for Digital Transformation and AI, further strengthening the firm’s advisory capabilities in technology-enabled business transformation, automation, and artificial intelligence.   The appointment reflects RSM Malta’s continued investment in services that help organisations respond to a rapidly changing business environment. As businesses increasingly look to…

IKEA India Appoints Jessamine Avila as New Chief Marketing Officer, ETRetail

IKEA India Appoints Jessamine Avila as New Chief Marketing Officer, ETRetail

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IKEA India has appointed Jessamine Avila as chief marketing officer (CMO) as the home furnishings retailer strengthens its leadership team to support its omnichannel growth strategy in the country. In her new role, Avila will be part of IKEA India’s Growth and Marketing function, leading the company’s marketing strategy and brand-building initiatives as it expands…

STV Appoints Markus Weidner as Chief Technology Officer to Accelerate Project Delivery and Client Service

STV Appoints Markus Weidner as Chief Technology Officer to Accelerate Project Delivery and Client Service

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Newly Created Role Advances Enterprise Technology and Digital and AI Transformation PHILADELHPIA, PA, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — STV today announced the appointment of Markus Weidner as its first chief technology officer, a newly created role that reinforces the firm’s commitment to innovation, as well as digital and AI transformation.  “Technology is central to…

TEGNA CEO Patrick Paolini Appoints Kurt Rao Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Digital Products Officer

TEGNA CEO Patrick Paolini Appoints Kurt Rao Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Digital Products Officer

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MCLEAN, Va., June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TEGNA Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) CEO Patrick Paolini today announced that Kurt Rao has been named executive vice president and chief technology and digital products officer. In this newly created role, Rao will lead the end-to-end strategy and execution for TEGNA’s digital products and technology platforms, uniting product…

Silverback Strategies Appoints Ben Johnson as New Associate Director of SEO

Silverback Strategies Appoints Ben Johnson as New Associate Director of SEO

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Leesburg, Virginia–(Newsfile Corp. – May 28, 2026) – Digital marketing agency Silverback Strategies has named Ben Johnson as Associate Director of SEO. Johnson will lead SEO strategy for the agency’s mid-market B2C clients, strengthening the practice alongside Silverback’s paid media, creative, and measurement services. Ben Johnson has joined Silverback Strategies as their new Associate Director…

HSBC appoints first chief AI officer as it seeks cost cuts – Business & Finance

HSBC appoints first chief AI officer as it seeks cost cuts – Business & Finance

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LONDON: HSBC has appointed David Rice as its first chief AI officer, the British bank said on Monday, as it seeks to cut costs and improve performance by increasing the use of generative AI technology across its businesses worldwide. HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery has highlighted AI as the key to the bank’s wider strategic goal…

AI productivity startup Highlight AI raises $40M, appoints new CEO

AI productivity startup Highlight AI raises $40M, appoints new CEO

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Highlight AI Inc., a startup with an artificial intelligence app designed to make knowledge workers more productive, has raised $40 million in funding.  Khosla Ventures led the Series A round. Highlight stated in its funding announcement today that more than a half-dozen other investors contributed as well. Additionally, the company disclosed that it has appointed…