As chief information officer, Seemantini Godbole leads the enterprise-wide global technology team focused on engineering, product, data and analytics, and innovation to enable a total experience for customers and associates. She is responsible for technology strategy, product roadmaps and development, and technology operations across all channels, including digital. She oversees the delivery of all capabilities across these functions to serve Lowe’s customers wherever and whenever they choose to shop. She joined Lowe’s in 2018.
Seemantini has more than 25 years of global technology experience. Before joining Lowe’s, she served as senior vice president, digital and marketing technology at Target Corp., where she oversaw the company’s global e-commerce, enterprise marketing and loyalty technology strategy and operations. Prior to Target, Seemantini held multiple senior technology leadership roles at Sabre and Travelocity.
Seemantini earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Nagpur, India, and a master’s degree in computer science from Texas Tech University. In 2020, she was recognized by Industry Dive as the CIO of the Year and was selected to the Adweek 50 honoring the year’s standout leaders in media, marketing and tech. Seemantini serves on the IBM Board of Advisors, Apparo’s CXO Tech Council and the Foundation for the Carolinas as a member of the Board of Advisors for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation.