Printed Electronics Now staff09.18.20
Jabil Inc. promoted May Yap to senior VP and chief information officer.
She succeeds Gary Cantrell, who recently retired.
In her new role, Yap will be 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.
“In today’s fast-changing environment where industry leaders are so often determined by technology advancements powered by data, we welcome May’s deep insights, experience and capability," said Michael J. Loparco, executive VP and CEO of Jabil EMS. "As May enters this role at such a critical time of transformation, we’re confident she’ll help us achieve our long-term business objectives and further our global technology infrastructure and data solutions.”
“At this inflection point in our industry, we are seeing an acceleration of the need for intelligent data and digital solutions," Yap said. "Customers are looking to Jabil to increase innovation and competitive advantage by combining technology, data and scale to harness actionable insights."
Yap joined Jabil Green Point (JGP), a segment within Jabil, in 2014 as VP and CIO, overseeing IT operations across more than 20 JGP sites and 60,000 employees.