Synchrony Elevates AI Strategy Hiring Nimrod Barak as Chief AI Officer to Accelerate Innovation

Synchrony Elevates AI Strategy Hiring Nimrod Barak as Chief AI Officer to Accelerate Innovation

STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a premier consumer financial services company, announced the appointment of Nimrod Barak as Chief AI Officer effective June 30, 2026. Barak will spearhead Synchrony's enterprise AI strategy and execution, accelerating…

Sainsbury's hires GSK chief to spearhead AI strategy - DecisionMarketing

Sainsbury’s has made its second senior appointment in a week, drafting in the first head of its AI Centre of Excellence, a corporate initiative established to earlier this year to govern, and scale the safe and strategic use of the technology across the group. James Anstruther has joined the retail giant from GSK, where he has been director of AI enterprise strategy and transformation since January 2024. In this role, he was the “lead evangelist…