Kazuhiko Nakayama JOB TO: CEO, NTT DATA GROUP
Javier Catena
JOB TO: CEO, EL CORTE INGLÉS
Beginning his career with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation( NTT) in 1989, Kazuhiko Nakayama has held several leadership positions across several NTT Group companies. These positions have helped inform his leadership style when working in corporate management, finance and business strategy.
Javier Catena previously served as El Corte Inglés’ s Chief Operating Officer, where he oversaw the company’ s supply chain, logistics and property divisions. As CEO, he will be responsible for implementing the brand’ s US $ 3bn strategic investment plan, supporting its next growth phase and positioning the corporate structure for future challenges.
Kunal Shah JOB TO: CEO, WHATSAPP
Abigail Buckwalter
JOB TO: CEO, OCEAN SPRAY
Founder of fintech startup CRED, Kunal Shah will take over as global head of Whatsapp as the company looks to further its venture into payments, business services and AI products. Following a US $ 900m investment from Meta into CRED, Kunal became a key player on the world tech stage and prior to that, was a household name in India’ s startup scene.
As the company’ s newest President and CEO of Ocean Spray, Abigail Buckwalter will be in charge of one of the world’ s largest agricultural cooperatives, backed by 700 grower-owners and 2,000 team members worldwide. Her leadership experience is informed by her 20 years in the consumer packaged goods and healthcare industry.
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