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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been appointed as new CTO of Walmart?
A
Aarti Upadhyay
B
Suresh Kumar
C
Anushka Shankar
D
Megha Sharma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Starting with the $16 billion acquisition of homegrown Flipkart, the US retail behemoth wants to leverage technology to its advantage in tapping lucrative markets like India. Walmart has announced the appointment of its new CTO Suresh Kumar who is a former executive of Google, Microsoft, IBM and Amazon.

Detailed explanation-2: -As Executive Vice President and the company’s first Global Technology Officer, Kumar has been tasked with transforming the Walmart experience by driving innervation from the inside. And he’s got 25 years of experience to pull from with prior stops at Google and Microsoft. SURESH KUMAR: Good to talk to you, Akiko.

Detailed explanation-3: -Suresh Kumar is the executive vice president and global chief technology officer (CTO) and chief development officer (CDO) of Walmart, Inc. As the global CTO, Suresh sets our technical strategy, combining advances in computing with Walmart’s strengths to deliver the best customer experiences.

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