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Carlyle Names Lúcia Soares as Chief Information Officer and Head of Technology Transformation
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that Lúcia Soares will become the
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[{"type":"text","content":"WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that Lúcia Soares will become the firm’s Chief Information Officer and Head of Technology Transformation, effective immediately. As CIO and Head of Technology Transformation, Soares will drive the firm’s global technology strategy and lead the firmwide Global Technology Solutions organization. In this role, Soares will be focused on building an enterprise-wide technology strategy, including business process transformation, digitization, automation, and data innovation. In addition, Bethany De Lude, Carlyle’s Chief Information Security Officer, who leads the firm’s cyber efforts, will now work with Soares to drive a critical unified firmwide cybersecurity approach for both the firm and its investments. Soares will expand Carlyle’s focus on technology supplier partnerships to leverage capability acceleration and will continue to advise the firm’s portfolio companies. Soares has over 25 years of experience in strategic technology leadership roles. Serving as Chief Information Officer of Global Portfolio Solutions at Carlyle since 2021, she advises CIOs across the firm’s global portfolio on implementing technology strategies to grow and optimize their businesses. Soares brings a wealth of experience in the technology industry and a proven track record of driving digital transformation and innovation, including previously serving in a variety of executive roles at Johnson & Johnson. Over the course of her tenure spanning a diverse mix of consulting and foundational operational roles, Soares has demonstrated a deep understanding of emerging technologies. Of note, she has delivered successful technology programs including the launch of digital products, oversight of data programs, establishing reliable and scalable enterprise infrastructure, applications, architecture, technology supplier partnerships, IT governance, compliance, and cybersecurity. Carlyle Chief Executive Officer, Harvey Schwartz, said, “As a firm, there is tremendous opportunity to continue to differentiate and drive value through technology and innovation. 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 t...