Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that
Lúcia Soares will become the firm’s Chief Information Officer and
Head of Technology Transformation, effective immediately. As CIO
and Head of Technology Transformation, Soares will drive the firm’s
global technology strategy and lead the firmwide Global Technology
Solutions organization.
In this role, Soares will be focused on building an
enterprise-wide technology strategy, including business process
transformation, digitization, automation, and data innovation. In
addition, Bethany De Lude, Carlyle’s Chief Information Security
Officer, who leads the firm’s cyber efforts, will now work with
Soares to drive a critical unified firmwide cybersecurity approach
for both the firm and its investments. Soares will expand Carlyle’s
focus on technology supplier partnerships to leverage capability
acceleration and will continue to advise the firm’s portfolio
companies.
Soares has over 25 years of experience in strategic technology
leadership roles. Serving as Chief Information Officer of Global
Portfolio Solutions at Carlyle since 2021, she advises CIOs across
the firm’s global portfolio on implementing technology strategies
to grow and optimize their businesses. Soares brings a wealth of
experience in the technology industry and a proven track record of
driving digital transformation and innovation, including previously
serving in a variety of executive roles at Johnson &
Johnson.
Over the course of her tenure spanning a diverse mix of
consulting and foundational operational roles, Soares has
demonstrated a deep understanding of emerging technologies. Of
note, she has delivered successful technology programs including
the launch of digital products, oversight of data programs,
establishing reliable and scalable enterprise infrastructure,
applications, architecture, technology supplier partnerships, IT
governance, compliance, and cybersecurity.
Carlyle Chief Executive Officer, Harvey Schwartz, said, “As a
firm, there is tremendous opportunity to continue to differentiate
and drive value through technology and innovation. Lúcia is a
transformational leader who has contributed groundbreaking value
creation work for our companies and investors around the world and
is uniquely positioned to now lead Carlyle’s firmwide team and
efforts. I am confident in her ability to expand our technology
transformation strategy and create operational efficiencies that
will play a central role driving growth over the long term.”
Lúcia Soares said, “I am honored to take on this new role at
Carlyle and work collaboratively across the firm to optimize the
use of technology as a competitive advantage. Over the course of my
career, I have seen first-hand the impact technological
transformation can have on company results. I look forward to
inspiring a culture of technology adoption that drives greater
efficiencies and innovation that we believe will ultimately
maximize value for the firm.”
About Lúcia Soares
Lúcia Soares is the Chief Information Officer and Head of
Technology Transformation at Carlyle. In this role, Ms. Soares is
responsible for driving the firm’s global technology strategy and
leading the firmwide Global Technology Solutions organization.
Previously, Ms. Soares was Managing Director and Chief
Information Officer of Global Portfolio Solutions at Carlyle. Ms.
Soares has provided technology advisory to Carlyle investment teams
and has worked with portfolio company executive teams leveraging
technology to transform business operations and outcomes. In the
last two years, Ms. Soares has driven approximately $250 million in
value creation for Carlyle’s investments globally through cost
savings, cost avoidance, and revenue growth initiatives. She is
based in Menlo Park, California.
Ms. Soares has served as a director on the board of several
Carlyle investments including The Hilb Group and Hexaware where her
significant contributions include driving data transformation,
top-line revenue growth and cost optimization opportunities, and
accelerating strategic partnerships to enable company growth and
scalability.
Prior to joining Carlyle in 2019, Ms. Soares was a Managing
Director at Health2047 leading venture formations that addressed
U.S. healthcare challenges. Before Health2047, she spent 15 years
at Johnson & Johnson, serving in a variety of executive roles.
As CIO and board member of multiple high-growth medical device
businesses, she created technology strategies to grow and optimize
businesses with the use of technology. Ms. Soares began her career
working for an early Internet professional services agency, USWeb /
marchFIRST, where she partnered with clients to build
first-generation web solutions and built the west coast User
Experience practice.
Ms. Soares completed Executive Education coursework at Harvard
Business School, and earned an MBA from San Jose State University,
a Masters in Literature from UC Santa Cruz, and a B.A. in Foreign
Languages from San Jose State University where she graduated Summa
Cum Laude.
About Carlyle
Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep
industry expertise that deploys private capital across three
business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Global
Investment Solutions. With $381 billion of assets under management
as of March 31, 2023, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and
create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and
the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more
than 2,200 people in 29 offices across five continents. Further
information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on
Twitter @OneCarlyle.
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