Love’s has announced the appointment of Tim Langley-Hawthorne as its new chief technology officer (CTO). In the role, according to the retailer, he will report to Love’s president and be responsible for aligning technology with overall company strategy, driving product development and fostering technical innovation including the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence (AI).
“Innovation is one of Love’s core values and we know Tim is passionate about leveraging technology and fostering a culture of innovation that will play a role in advancing our strategic priorities,” said Shane Wharton, president of Love’s. “His three decades of experience will help us to stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies and position Love’s as a market innovator.”
Langley-Hawthorne brings more than 30 years of global technology experience across multiple industries, countries and companies. Most recently he served as Hertz’ executive vice president and chief information officer where he deployed technology enabled products at-scale across thousands of global airport and off-airport locations, and for managing a fleet of more than half a million vehicles.
Prior, he was with Hitachi Vantara where he led all technology aspects for several merger and acquisition activities including due diligence and integration planning. Langley-Hawthorne also held executive technology roles with Western Union and Information Services Group (ISG). He brings a passion for building strong and trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and external technology partners, and is consistently recognized as a collaborative, hands-on and engaged technology leader.
“It is an honor to join Love’s as chief technology officer and deploy technology enabled products to support our customers and employees” Langley-Hawthorne said. “Love’s has a long history of innovation and focus on the customer. I’m thrilled to join the technology team and deliver on Love’s strategic growth and innovation goals by enhancing customer experiences.”
Headquartered in Oklahoma City with nearly 40,000 team members in North America and Europe, Love’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with 661 locations in 42 states.
