PayPal Holdings, has announced the appointment of Srini Venkatesan as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), reporting to PayPal President and CEO Alex Chriss. In this role, Venkatesan will lead the development and implementation of technology across the entire PayPal ecosystem, including analytics and data science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning, information security, infrastructure operations and product engineering.
“Srini is a seasoned technologist and leader with a successful track record of building and scaling technology organisations, from early-stage startups to the world’s largest retailer,” said Chriss. “As we execute our mission to revolutionise commerce globally, Srini’s experience leading technology, digital transformation and AI personalisation from inside some of our largest customers and partners will be invaluable. I’m thrilled to have Srini join the PayPal team.”
Venkatesan joins PayPal from Walmart where he most recently led the US Omni Platforms and Tech organisation. At Walmart, he led a team to build platforms, features and capabilities to support the retailer globally. Prior to Walmart, Venkatesan oversaw Yahoo’s display and video ad technology platform. Earlier in his career, he led product and technology teams at eBay and was Chief Technology Officer at StubHub and Marketo. Venkatesan earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Bharathiar University.
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