Walmart has hired a tech veteran whose resume
includes stints at Amazon, Microsoft and Google
for a newly elevated position of chief technology
officer and chief development officer.
Suresh Kumar, who was most recently at Google
as its vice president and general manager of
display, video, app ads and analytics, will report
directly to Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon.
The moves come as Walmart is trying to
compete better with Amazon and other
technology companies.
Walmart Inc.’s former chief technology officer
Jeremy King left the company in March to join
Pinterest. The retailer emphasized that Kumar is
not a replacement for King but rather assumes
a much larger global role and will set the
company’s technical strategy. King had reported
to Walmart’s U.S e-commerce chief Marc Lore.
Kumar starts July 8.