Week of Aug 18, 2026

Eli Lilly committed to Veeva Vault CRM globally as part of the Vault CRM Suite, representing a strategic shift in its commercial technology foundation away from Salesforce.

Jonas von Malottki appointed as new Chief Information Officer of Mercedes-Benz Group, replacing Katrin Lehmann who departs end of August 2026. Von Malottki brings international technology strategy experience to lead global IT operations.

Standard Bank announced 78% of migratable compute now on cloud and mandatory AI training for all employees, with Group CIO Jörg Fischer emphasizing scalable AI deployment across the organization.

Christine Wu departed Absa amid a retail banking shake-up, as the bank pursues a new strategy under CEO Kenny Fihla with senior hires from Standard Bank.

Cardinal Infrastructure acquired Allied Paving and is investing in a new CRM system and enhanced G&A infrastructure to ensure SOX 404 compliance and improve financial visibility across consolidated operations.

CFO Nicholas Brazis departed after four months, coinciding with disclosure of $170 million in Pool channel destocking damage and significant downward financial guidance revision.

Dr. Fatemeh Afshari appointed as College of Dentistry's first chief dental informatics officer, overseeing clinical information technologies, EHR systems, and data analytics across the college.

WFP's chief information officer Enrica Porcari navigated a 34% funding reduction from major donors in 2025, triggering layoffs and restructuring while the organization extended its Palantir contract despite audit concerns regarding data access and personally identifiable information handling.

Acting CFO Mahr departed City of Chicago ahead of the budget season, following the earlier exit of CFO Jill Jaworski to Navy Pier in winter 2025.

OppFi is investing over $150 million in 2026 to develop a broader multi-product platform and is migrating to the LOLA system, with delays announced in launching a new line of credit product.

Neil A. Hansen became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ExxonMobil effective February 1, 2026.

Chief Technology Officer Robert Murphy sold 4 million shares worth approximately $21.6 million on August 5-6, 2026, and donated 1.22 million shares to charity.

Instacart is actively hiring Sales Development Representatives to identify and partner with independent retailers, offering flexible remote and in-office work arrangements as part of team expansion.

CEO Todd Schwartz acquired 60,000 shares of OppFi stock, bringing his total ownership to 493,733 shares valued at approximately $3.48 million.

Rebecca Wallihan, MD, joined Emory University School of Medicine as Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics, while also serving as Chief Teaching Officer at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.