Verizon Media announces Rathi Murthy as Chief Technology Officer
09 Janeiro 2020 - 2:49PM
Verizon Media today announced the appointment of Rathi Murthy as
the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Based in Sunnyvale, CA,
Rathi will oversee Verizon Media’s global technology strategy,
leading the company’s continued innovations in 5G, advertising and
content, commerce and subscriptions.
“Rathi is a stellar technology leader who, for over
20 years, has driven growth for some of the world’s biggest
companies, including Gap, American Express and eBay,” said Guru
Gowrappan, CEO, Verizon Media. “As our business continues to evolve
in new ways, we are excited to add her wealth of experience and
believe it will be invaluable for us in support of our mission of
connecting people to their passions.”
Widely recognized as a transformative technology
executive, Rathi joins Verizon Media from Gap Inc. where she was
CTO, leading all technology and operations -- including 2,500
employees -- across the company’s portfolio of brands. Prior to
that, Rathi held senior leadership roles at American Express,
overseeing technology development for prepaid and alternative
payments as the company expanded globally. Rathi has also served as
a senior engineering lead at eBay and Yahoo.
“Verizon Media is in an exciting new phase of
growth and is leading in 5G technology. I look forward to
amplifying that success with an innovative technology roadmap,”
said Murthy. “I will work together with our world-class product
teams and customers to advance our technology and deliver maximum
value to our growing business partners.”
Under Rathi’s leadership, Verizon Media will
continue to take advantage of the 5G revolution, delivering
5G-powered innovations that transform content and commerce
experiences for consumers, partners and advertisers.
A powerful voice for women in technology, Rathi was
named one of the country’s Top Women CTOs in 2017, and one of the
Most Influential Women in Payments in 2015.
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From XR experiences to advertising and content technology, Verizon
Media is an incubator of innovation and is revolutionizing the next
generation of content creation in a 5G world.
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