McCormick Names Guy Peri Chief Information & Digital Officer
McCormick & Company has named Guy Peri chief information and digital officer.
In the global enterprise role, Peri will be tasked with leading the company’s digital transformation development and implementation, in addition to enterprise information technology strategy, according to a company LinkedIn announcement.
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Peri brings nearly 30 years of digital strategy experience, having worked across data, AI, cloud, information security, and enterprise transformation programs. He joins the company from Procter & Gamble, where he most recently served as chief digital and information officer for the health care sector. In that role, he led digital strategy for the company’s oral care and personal health care businesses, which include such brands as Crest, Oral-B, Vicks, Pepto-Bismol, Fixodent, and Neurobion, according to his LinkedIn.
He climbed the ladder from analyst to become the company’s first chief data and analytics officer, a role that oversaw P&G’s enterprise data analytics strategy, architecture, data science (AI/ML), data engineering, and data management capabilities to enable strategic and operational insights and new business models.
At P&G, Peri also developed and implemented predictive analytics platforms, leading high-performing teams who integrated digital capabilities into consumer-facing experiences, retail execution, supply chain operations, and product innovation.
Peri will report directly to president and CEO Brendan Foley.
