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72 CxOs ON THE MOVE

From Disney and IBM to Hilton, Citi, Wawa, and Red Lobster, October brought another round of major leadership changes across some of the world's most recognizable organizations.

Among the biggest moves, Disney created an entirely new CTO position, Hilton recruited an Uber engineering executive who previously led 2,500 engineers, and Citi welcomed back a former executive to oversee its technology infrastructure.

IBM also appointed a new Chief Security Officer with 23 years of FBI experience, while Schneider Electric promoted a nearly 16-year company veteran to Group CIO.

Some of the most interesting changes came from within.

Wawa promoted a 25-year company veteran to Chief Information and Technology Officer, Keurig Dr Pepper elevated its former CISO to CIO, and Southland Industries named a new CIO whose career with the company began as an intern 20 years ago. Meanwhile, Red Lobster, ABC Supply, and Baptist Health also announced internal promotions to senior technology leadership roles.

AI is also finding its way into more executive titles.

Masco created a Chief Technology and AI Officer position, GE HealthCare recruited a Global Chief AI Officer from Medtronic, and AutoNation appointed a Chief Technology and AI Officer. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office also named a new Chief AI Officer, while Coursera and Udemy added a CIO and Head of Enterprise AI.

The shakeups extend into professional sports, with new technology leaders at the PGA Tour, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Premier League.

Federal leadership also saw significant changes, including a new Federal CIO and cybersecurity appointments at the U.S. Treasury and Washington state.

We've rounded up all 72 moves. See who's headed where.

TOP HEADLINES

OpenAI is defending its decision to fire three safety researchers over alleged policy violations, while the former employees claim their dismissals were tied to their AI safety work and collaboration with outside organizations.

Microsoft plans to reduce its reliance on Nvidia and AMD by expanding its use of custom Maia AI chips, with the new Maia 300 promising greater processing power, improved energy efficiency, and lower infrastructure costs.

During its third-quarter earnings call, UnitedHealth Group detailed how it is expanding agentic AI across healthcare operations, reducing clinical chart review time by 33%, accelerating claims processing from days to seconds, and growing its AI-powered services.

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