Ally Financial recruits digital leader

Ally Financial has announced that Sathish Muthukrishnan has joined the company as chief information, data and digital officer, to lead its technology, data and digital transformation teams, with a focus on advanced technical capabilities including cyber security.

Muthukrishnan has held a number of senior technology leadership roles, most recently as the chief digital and information officer for Honeywell Aerospace. Before that, he spent 10 years at American Express leading their digital transformation efforts.

Ally chief executive officer Jeffrey Brown said: “Ally’s success is the direct result of a relentless focus on offering consumers the best digital platforms developed by some of the brightest and most talented resources in the financial services industry.

“Sathish’s track record for delivering industry-leading digital solutions within the financial services sector as well as other industries makes him ideally suited for this highly important and critical role as we look to enhance our technology vision to further cement our leadership position in the sector.”

Muthukrishnan said: “Taking an entrepreneurial approach to technology development and execution is consistent with Ally’s reputation as a disruptor in the digital space, and I look forward to a bright future as the company expands its product portfolio while digitizing the business end-to-end.”