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Carlyle names Lúcia Soares as CIO and Head of Technology Transformation
technology strategy and leading the firmwide Global Technology Solutions organization .
Starting her career working for early Internet professional services agency USWeb / marchFIRST , Soares has over 25 years of experience in strategic technology leadership roles , serving as CIO of Global Portfolio Solutions at Carlyle since 2021 .
Prior to joining Carlyle in 2019 , Soares was a Managing Director at Health2047 having spent 15 years at Johnson and Johnson , serving in a variety of executive roles . As CIO and board member of multiple highgrowth medical device businesses , she created technology strategies to grow and optimize businesses with the use of technology .
“ Lúcia is a transformational leader who has contributed groundbreaking value creation work for our companies and investors around the world and is uniquely positioned to now lead Carlyle ’ s firmwide team and efforts ,” said Carlyle CEO Harvey Schwartz .
Lúcia Soares , CIO and Head of Technology Transformation , Carlyle
Lúcia Soares is now CIO and Head of Technology Transformation at global investment firm Carlyle – driving the firm ’ s global
Soares said : “ Over the course of my career , I have seen first-hand the impact technological transformation can have on company results . I look forward to inspiring a culture of technology adoption that drives greater efficiencies and innovation that we believe will ultimately maximize value for the firm .”
Stephen Stryker appointed DigitalBridge CIO
Stephen Stryker takes over 25 years of experience in leading technology organizations within the alternative asset industry to his appointment as DigitalBridge CIO . Stryker succeeds Mark Serwinowski , who will be retiring .
With a depth of knowledge and expertise in technology infrastructure and Digital Transformation , Stryker will oversee the company ’ s Information Technology strategy ,
Stephen Stryker , CIO including cybersecurity , infrastructure , software engineering and data management to enhance operational efficiency and support global expansion plans .
Prior to Värde , Stryker was a Senior Manager in Ernst & Young ’ s financial services organization , specializing in wealth and asset management advisory services .
Prior to joining DigitalBridge , Stryker held the position of Senior Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer at Värde Partners , a $ 14 billion AUM credit hedge fund where he was responsible for the development and implementation of technology strategy and execution .
Prior to his role at Ernst & Young , Stryker was part of The Carlyle Group for 15 years , where he established and led the Enterprise Architecture , Investor and Investment Solutions , Program Management Office , and Data Engineering teams for the Information Technology organization . p
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