{"slug": "cibc-names-veteran-tech-executive-prasanna-gopalakrishnan-to-board-of-directors", "title": "CIBC names veteran tech executive Prasanna Gopalakrishnan to board of directors", "summary": "CIBC has appointed veteran tech executive Prasanna Gopalakrishnan to its board of directors, effective Sept. 1. Board chair Kate Stevenson cited Gopalakrishnan's decades of experience in financial services and deep expertise in technology and artificial intelligence. Gopalakrishnan most recently served as global chief product and AI officer at ADP, and previously held roles at Sky and Bank of America.", "body_md": "TORONTO — CIBC has named veteran tech executive Prasanna Gopalakrishnan to its board of directors.\n\nCIBC board chair Kate Stevenson says Gopalakrishnan brings decades of experience in financial services, alongside deep expertise in technology and artificial intelligence.\n\nThe appointment is effective Sept. 1.\n\nGopalakrishnan most recently served as global chief product and AI officer at ADP.\n\nBefore that, she worked as group chief technology officer at Sky in London.\n\nShe is also a former chief information officer of the retail bank at Bank of America.\n\nThis report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 20, 2026.\n\nCompanies in this story: (TSX:CM)\n\nThe Canadian Press", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cibc-names-veteran-tech-executive-prasanna-gopalakrishnan-to-board-of-directors", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cibc-names-veteran-tech-executive-125254109.html", "published_at": "2026-08-20 12:52:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-20 13:15:56.056582+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["CIBC", "Prasanna Gopalakrishnan", "Kate Stevenson", "ADP", "Sky", "Bank of America"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cibc-names-veteran-tech-executive-prasanna-gopalakrishnan-to-board-of-directors", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cibc-names-veteran-tech-executive-prasanna-gopalakrishnan-to-board-of-directors.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cibc-names-veteran-tech-executive-prasanna-gopalakrishnan-to-board-of-directors.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cibc-names-veteran-tech-executive-prasanna-gopalakrishnan-to-board-of-directors.jsonld"}}