Lucy Shamdasani

Managing Director and EMEA Portfolio Chief Information Officer at Carlyle

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Lucy Shamdasani is a Managing Director and EMEA Portfolio Chief Information Officer based in London. Lucy provides information technology advisory services to Carlyle investment teams and works with portfolio company IT leaders to help with information technology transformation, opportunities and risks.

Prior to joining Carlyle , Lucy spent five years at The LEGO Group leading the Engagement Technology and Analytics organization, with accountability for e-commerce, retail and shopper technology, and the company's data and analytics capabilities and platforms. Lucy helped to lead the digital transformation of the technology estate to drive and. support business growth. Prior to LEGO Lucy spent 14 years at dunnhumby, a Tesco subsidiary, in a variety of technology leadership positions leading to the CIO role, working closely with retailers and CPGs to use data to drive business value and build customer loyalty. Lucy has been working in technology for over 20 years, having spent the first phase of her career at Accenture as an IT management consultant in the retail and financial sectors.