PayPal appoints Archie Deskus as CTO
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) today announced the promotion of Archie Deskus to Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of PayPal, effective immediately.
In this role, she will oversee PayPal’s global technology, engineering, and information organizations. In addition to enabling PayPal’s technology strategy, priorities, and data-driven operating model, Ms Deskus will lead the planning, management, delivery, and transformation of PayPal’s technology stacks, systems support and infrastructure.
Ms Deskus has served as PayPal’s Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO) since March 2022.
Ms Deskus joined PayPal from Intel, where she served as Senior Vice President and CIO. As Intel’s CIO, her organization capitalized on information technology to accelerate the company’s significant growth goals across a diverse portfolio of businesses. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President and CIO for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), where she was responsible for the company’s IT infrastructure and technology resources, working closely with HPE businesses to achieve strategic goals.
Earlier in her career, she held CIO roles at Baker Hughes, Ingersoll Rand, Timex, and United Technologies.
Archie Deskus holds a B.S. in business administration and management information systems from Boston University and earned her MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She also serves on the board of directors of East West Bank and Cognizant.
“As we make this crucial change, I am incredibly excited about the opportunity to take our PayPal Technology Organization to the next level and to a future where innovation knows no bounds,” said Archie Deskus. “I have every confidence in the dedication, talent, and spirit of our team. Together, we will continue to share the future of digital payments and make a lasting impact on our industry and the lives of our customers.”
Sri Shivananda, who served as PayPal’s Executive Vice President, CTO, will be departing PayPal at the end of the year.