TOP 10 – CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS

ROLE: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER COMPANY: ADOBE EMPLOYEES: 30,000 FOUNDED: 1982

Cindy Stoddard is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Adobe, where she oversees the company’ s global Information Technology and Cloud Operations. Since joining Adobe in 2016, she has led a comprehensive IT transformation strategy incorporating cloud adoption, resilient operations and enhanced employee experience. With more than 25 years in technology leadership, Cindy has a strong background in supply chain, retail and technology sectors, including previous senior roles at NetApp and Safeway. She is recognised for driving innovation

through robotic process automation, AI and data services to personalise customer interactions. Cindy believes in a“ customer-facing CIO” approach, focusing on collaborative business partnerships and technology co-development. She has received accolades such as the CIO 100 Award and the Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders Award, reflecting her impact in IT leadership and digital transformation at Adobe. Through her hands-on leadership, she continuously advances Adobe’ s technology to enable business agility and growth.

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