Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Dr Michael Gorriz as its new Group Chief Information Officer. Dr Gorriz, the former Vice President and CIO at car manufacturer Daimler AG – which owns a number of automobile and truck brands including Mercedes-Benz and the Smart Car – and will join in the third quarter of 2015 and be based in Singapore. He will report directly to incoming Group Chief Executive Bill Winters. At the start of the year, Standard Chartered’s CIO and Group Head of Technology and Operations, Jan Verplancke, announced his retirement amid a significant reorganisation at the multinational bank which would see 4,000 job cuts. Current chief executive, Peter Sands, said: “I am delighted to welcome Michael to Standard Chartered. Michael is an immensely talented CIO, who has worked across our footprint. As a leader in digital transformation, he has the capabilities and experience to drive innovation and change in technology and operations, which are key to delivering our productivity goals and to enhancing our service to clients. I am confident that Michael will be a fantastic addition to Standard Chartered. The 55-year-old Dr Gorriz is a physicist and engineer by background and progressed through specialist research and design in aerospace to a general management role in Daimler Mexico. Over the past 14 years, he held various CIO roles with the group and since 2008 was responsible for strategy, planning and development of all IT systems, as well as the operation of all data centres and communication networks at Daimler AG. Dr Gorriz oversaw a large-scale IT transformation in which the carmaker moved to the cloud, handing the keys to its infrastructure, data centres, middleware and database operations to a tech hub in Bangalore as part of an Infosys contract. In addition, he helped launch Daimler’s driverless truck last year, which can gain up to 80kph and could be brought to market by 2019, the firm said in its 2014 financial results. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe