Global Payments Inc. announced the appointment of Shannon Johnston, currently executive vice president, chief digital officer and deputy chief information officer, to senior executive vice president and chief information officer, effective January 1, 2024. Guido Sacchi, senior executive vice president and chief information officer, will retire at the end of 2023 after nearly 13 years with the company. Sacchi will continue to serve as a strategic advisor to the company, assisting with transition through February 2024.

Sacchi has served as chief information officer of Global Payments for nearly 13 years, leading the company's IT and digital business strategies, worldwide technology infrastructure and information security, among a number of other responsibilities. Johnston has served in several technology leadership roles at the company since joining in 2016. Johnston has been recognized by Frost and Sullivan as the winner of the CIO Impact Award, was listed among the Top 25 Financial Services CTOs by the Financial Technology Report and was recently named a Woman of Influence by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.