Deutsche Bank appointed Pascal Boillat as a Group Chief information officer, he will take on the newly-created Group CIO role with immediate effect. The role is a pivotal next step towards the bank's goal of becoming a technology-led company. Boillat will continue to report to Kim Hammonds, Member of the Management Board for Deutsche Bank and Group Chief Operating Officer, and to serve on the COO Executive Committee. Boillat joined Deutsche Bank in 2016 as Chief Information Officer and Head of Operations for the Corporate & Investment Bank. In his new role, he will be responsible for defining technology strategy across the bank to serve clients while further enhancing standardisation and digital capabilities.