Academy Sports + Outdoors Names New CIO
Sumit Anand joins the sporting goods retailer from At Home
Sumit Anand has been named chief technology officer at Academy Sports + Outdoors.
Academy Sports + Outdoors has named Sumit Anand as the company’s new executive vice president and chief information officer.
Anand will oversee all enterprise technology operations including cybersecurity, IT infrastructure and operations, and IT shared services supporting the company's corporate, distribution center, and retail initiatives.
Before joining the company, he served in a variety of executive roles for At Home, based in Dallas, including chief information officer and head of Strategy. Before At Home, he served as senior vice president of Business and Technology Transformation at Signet Jewelers as well as holding leadership roles with Accenture.
Anand reports to Steve Lawrence, company CEO.
