May Yap promoted as Jabil Chief Information Officer

 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 -- Global manufacturing solutions provider, Jabil Inc, has announced the promotion of May Yap to Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), succeeding Gary Cantrell who recently retired.

According to a statement, the new role sees the Singapore-born Yap responsible for driving end-to-end technology services and solutions, developing and executing technology applications in support of business growth and coordinating digital initiatives across the Jabil enterprise.

She said: “At this inflection point in our industry, we are seeing an acceleration of the need for intelligent data and digital solutions.

“Customers are looking to Jabil to increase innovation and competitive advantage by combining technology, data and scale to harness actionable insights.”

Jabil EMS Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael J. Loparco has welcomed May’s deep insights, experience and capability in lieu of today’s fast-changing environment where industry leaders were often determined by technology advancements powered by data.

With more than 20 years of work experience, Yap joined Jabil Green Point (JGP), a segment within Jabil, in 2014 as Vice-President and CIO, overseeing IT operations across over 20 JGP sites and 60,000 employees.

For more information, visit jabil.com.

-- BERNAMA

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