10 Advance Auto Parts IT leaders
Vice President, IT Infrastructure & Operations; Director, Cloud and Platform Engineering; Director IT PMO; and Global Head, Data & Analytics are among the current titles held by these Advance Auto Parts IT leaders. A reader can learn how IT leaders work at Advance Auto Parts from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Charles Durand
LinkedInExperience: Director IT PMO · Advance Auto Parts
Charles Durand has been Director IT PMO at Advance Auto Parts since October 2025, and the profile says Charles Durand leads a portfolio team delivering infrastructure and security programs, including cloud-native transformations. Charles Durand was IT Portfolio Manager, SVP at Truist from 2019 to 2024 and IT Portfolio Manager, SVP at BB&T from 2013 to 2019.
Cormac Seely
LinkedInExperience: Director - Data, Analytics, and AI · Advance Auto Parts
Cormac Seely has been Director - Data, Analytics, and AI at Advance Auto Parts since January 2025 and was Senior Director, Technology, Stores Products at Lowe's Companies, Inc. from 2022 to 2024. Cormac Seely was also Director of Analytics and Product - Supply Chain Analytics at Lowe's Companies, Inc. from 2018 to 2022.
James Corso
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, IT Infrastructure & Operations · Advance Auto Parts
James Corso has been Vice President, IT Infrastructure & Operations at Advance Auto Parts since June 2026 and was Vice President, Global Technology Operations (Technology Services) at Foot Locker from 2023 to 2026. James Corso was also Vice President, Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations at Foot Locker from 2022 to 2023 and Sr. Director - Platform, Store, & Digital Workplace Technology Engineering there from 2020 to 2022.
Lane Lavrack
LinkedInExperience: Director Supply Chain Technology and Transformation · Advance Auto Parts
Lane Lavrack has been Director Supply Chain Technology and Transformation at Advance Auto Parts since December 2023 and was Sr Manager Systems Engineering Supply Chain there from 2014 to 2024. Lane Lavrack was Application Development Manager at Carquest Auto Parts from 2007 to 2014 and Sr Systems Analyst at CARQUEST from 2003 to 2007.
Matthew Chin
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering & Operations (VP-scope role) · Advance Auto Parts
Matthew Chin has been Senior Director, Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering & Operations (VP-scope role) at Advance Auto Parts since December 2019 and was Senior Director, Global Technology Infrastructure at Lowe's Companies, Inc. from 2018 to 2019. Matthew Chin was also Senior Director, Infrastructure & Operations (Expatriate Assignement) at Lowe's Companies, Inc. from 2016 to 2018.
Ram Vasu
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cloud and Platform Engineering · Advance Auto Parts
Ram Vasu has been Director, Cloud and Platform Engineering at Advance Auto Parts since December 2024 and was Sr. Manager, Enterprise Systems Engineering there from 2020 to 2025. Ram Vasu was also Sr. Manager IT – Global Infrastructure Solution Design and Delivery at The Clorox Company from 2016 to 2018 and Director, Systems and Technical Services at SunGard Financial Systems - now part of FIS from 2012 to 2016.
Rohit Magazine
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Software Engineering · Advance Auto Parts
Rohit Magazine has been Vice President of Software Engineering at Advance Auto Parts since August 2025 and was Senior Director - Core Business Systems (HR, Finance, RealEstate) & Store Systems at Dollar General Store from 2023 to 2025. Rohit Magazine was also Director - People Systems | HR Engineering - API Microservices at Walmart Global Tech from 2021 to 2023.
Sonia Pereira
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director Engineering and Architecture - Store Systems · Advance Auto Parts
Sonia Pereira has been Sr Director Engineering and Architecture - Store Systems at Advance Auto Parts since November 2024 and was Sr. Director Enterprise Architecture there from 2021 to 2024. At Advance Auto Parts, Sonia Pereira was also Senior Enterprise Architect from 2016 to 2021 and Enterprise Architect from 2012 to 2016.
Suresh Jawahar
LinkedInExperience: Global Head, Data & Analytics · Advance Auto Parts
Suresh Jawahar has been Global Head, Data & Analytics at Advance Auto Parts since January 2019 and was Director, Data Governance & Strategy there from 2017 to 2018. The profile says Suresh Jawahar drives enterprise-wide data initiatives, leading global teams across North America and India, and Suresh Jawahar was Director, Master Data Management at Wipro from 2012 to 2017.
Titto Paul
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Technology, Merchandising and Supply Chain Solutions · Advance Auto Parts
Titto Paul has been Vice President of Technology, Merchandising and Supply Chain Solutions at Advance Auto Parts since May 2026 and was Sr Director- Supply Chain and Omni Channel Fulfillment there from 2025 to 2026. Titto Paul was Sr Director Head Of Engineering, Global Supply Chain at Dollar General from 2024 to 2025.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current IT role at Advance Auto Parts?
- 02How do you weigh requests from business leaders against other IT priorities?
- 03Which IT projects have taken the most of your time over the past year?
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