Orrick hires Padma Elmgart (ex-Global Atlantic CTO) as Chief Technology Officer to drive AI/data transformation
- Significance
- High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
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Orrick appointed Padma Elmgart, most recently CTO of KKR's Global Atlantic Financial Group, as Chief Technology Officer, joining September 21. She brings 20+ years of financial-services tech leadership (Deutsche Bank, Barclays Capital, JPMorgan, Citigroup) and will lead Orrick's technology organization alongside Chief Innovation Officer Wendy Curtis with an explicit mandate to advance AI, data, and digital transformation.
- Significance
- High
- Source type
- Vendor Announcement
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