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10 Walmart IT leaders
These ten current and former Walmart IT leaders have held director-level and higher IT and technology roles at Walmart, Walmart Global Tech and Walmart Canada. A reader can learn how Walmart runs IT operations, systems architecture, security, point-of-sale and back-office systems, and technology for international markets.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alfredo Ivan Sanabria
LinkedInExperience: International technology Director · Walmart Global Tech
International technology Director at Walmart Global Tech since 2020, with a profile headline of Information Technology Director; the profile lists cybersecurity, security access controls enforcement, technical standards governance and technology modernization for the role. Other Walmart roles listed are Director of Technology Global Business Solutions and Manufacturing (2017–2020), Technology Director back office (2013–2017) and Technology Integration Director (2010–2013).
Cord Leonhardt
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director II - IT Ops - Replenishment, Logistics, Merchandising · Walmart
Former Senior Director II - IT Ops - Replenishment, Logistics, Merchandising at Walmart (2013–2021) and Senior Director - IT Security Infrastructure & Engineering at Walmart (2010–2013). The profile also lists Senior Director - Point of Sale at Walmart (2008–2010), and since 2021 Vice President at Walmart Global Tech, with a headline of Vice President - US Omni Tech.
Danny Torchia
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Technology · Walmart Canada
Vice President, Technology at Walmart Canada since 2021; the profile says the role leads the technology function behind Walmart Canada's commerce business, with accountability for IT strategy, delivery, cybersecurity, AI governance and infrastructure across 400+ retail locations. The profile also lists Vice President, IT (2016–2021) and Senior Director, IT Corporate Technology (2015–2016) at OpenText.
David Toland
LinkedInExperience: Director International Technology · Walmart
Director International Technology at Walmart since 2004; the profile says the role covers the international back office, leading teams for international strategy, corporate leverage, and product and program delivery for finance systems, people/HR solutions and indirect procurement for international markets. Other Walmart roles listed are Sr. Manager (1996–2004) and Strategy Architect (1994–1996).
Hector Ramos
LinkedInExperience: Director IT · Walmart
Former Director IT at Walmart (2009–2017), Director IT Integration at Walmart Central America (2006–2008) and IT Subdirector at Walmart Mexico (2004–2005). Since 2017 the profile lists Sr Director II Technology at Walmart, with a headline of Sr Director II at Walmart International Tech.
Jeff Thurbon
LinkedInExperience: Director IT - Systems Architecture · Walmart
Director IT - Systems Architecture at Walmart since 2006; the profile says the work included championing improvements to internal technologies such as client servers to streamline operations, reduce costs and optimise security, and project managing six major system and data migration projects. The profile also lists IT Systems Engineer at Boeing (2000–2006).
Kelley Koch
LinkedInExperience: Director of Information Technology · Walmart Global Tech
Director of Information Technology at Walmart Global Tech since 2018; the profile headline places the role in Site Reliability Engineering and Point of Sale. The profile also lists Senior Director Software Development at DST Health (1995–2018) and Software Engineer roles at Black & Veatch (1993–1994) and Worldspan (1989–1993).
Ken Ziervogel
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Technology Division · Walmart
Director Information Technology Division at Walmart since 2011, listed at director level in the Engineering and Technical department. The profile also lists Lead Product Developer DB2 Utilities (2005–2011) and Senior Developer DB2 Utilities (2000–2004) at BMC Software, and Project Manager at McKesson (2004–2005).
Pablo Corona
LinkedInExperience: Director IT · Walmart
Director IT at Walmart since 2013, based in Buenos Aires according to the profile and listed at director level. Other Walmart roles listed are ISD - IT Sr. Manager at Walmart (1998–2007) and Gerente Divisional IT at Wal-Mart Argentina (1995–1998); the profile also lists Director IT SLAD at McDonald's (2007–2012) and CTO Latinoamerica at Pearson (2012–2013).
Rob Fusillo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Technology Operating Partner · Walmart
Senior Vice President, Technology Operating Partner at Walmart since 2025; the profile also lists Senior Vice President Information Technology at Walmart (2023–2025). Other roles listed are CIO at JAGGAER (1998–2002), and Director, I T (2002–2004), Global Information Technology Director (2004–2006) and Director Of Information Technology (2006–2007) at Dell Technologies.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you keep point-of-sale and store systems reliable across thousands of locations?
- 02What should a retailer standardize globally versus leave to country IT teams?
- 03How do you plan a large system and data migration without disrupting store and supply chain operations?
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