Shamim Mohammad

Recent appearances

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  Reinventing Car Buying: CarMax’s Omnichannel Appeal

  October 21, 2025 · 📺 Larj Media

  Buying a car should feel like a joyride, not a chore—and CarMax is investing to make it easy, exciting, and even fun. In this episode of Simply CX, Nicole sits down with Shamim Mohammad, EVP and Chief Information and Technology Officer at CarMax, to explore how the company is redefining the car buying experience. From omnichannel innovation to AI-powered tools like Sky 2.0, Shamim shares how CarMax puts customers at the center of every decision, creating multi-channel, personalized, and empowering journeys.  You'll walk away with:  • How CarMax’s omnichannel strategy is transforming cu…

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  Shamim Mohammad on CarMax’s Digital-First Journey and the Future of Agentic AI | Technovation 968

  April 17, 2025 · 📺 Metis Strategy

  From used-car retailer to tech-powered industry leader—CarMax is redefining automotive retail. In this episode, Peter High speaks with Shamim Mohammad, EVP and Chief Information and Technology Officer at CarMax, about the company’s bold transformation into a digital-first business. Shamim shares lessons from his 12+ years with the company, including nearly a decade as CIO and over six years as CTO. He discusses CarMax’s transition to a product operating model, its pioneering use of generative AI tools like Skye and Rhodes, and how data governance, platform agility, and agentic AI are powering…

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  The evolving risks and rewards of AI

  February 05, 2024 · 📺 CXO Revolutionaries

  Regarding GenAI, tech leaders grapple with enterprise readiness, business value, risk, and talent. Shamim Mohammad, Executive Vice President, CIO, and CTO at CarMax, and Greg Simpson, a Zscaler advisor and former CTO of Synchrony Financial, recently shared their insights for securely using AI with Kavitha Mariappan, Zscaler EVP, Customer Experience & Transformation. From creativity amplification to improved customer experience, there are huge gains you can help enable as long as security and governance are front and center. The CIO Evolution Episode 30 February 5, 2024 ★ Episode details: htt…

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  CIO to CIO -- The Shifting Role of the CIO

  December 29, 2023 · 📺 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Videos

  (April 18, 1:00 PM) Moderator: Shamim Mohammad, Executive Vice President & Chief Information & Technical Officer, CarMax Panelists: George Corbin, Board Director, Edgewell Personal Care, Chief Operating Officer, Onriva Maryfran Johnson, Host, CIO Leadership Live, CIO.com No longer is the CIO purview and position tied to just how well he or she can oversee the development of technology. With digital technologies increasingly permeating every nook and cranny of the enterprise, the role of the CIO has evolved applying technology to playing a major role in the digital transformation of the en…

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  HMG Strategy Spotlight - Shamim Mohammad, EVP & Chief Information and Technology Officer, Carmax

  December 19, 2022 · 📺 HMG Strategy

  Hunter Muller interviewed Shamim Mohammed, EVP & Chief Information and Technology Officer of Carmax. For more information, please Visit https://hmgstrategy.com/ HMG Strategy is the world's leading digital platform for connecting business technology executives to reimagine the enterprise and reshape the business world. The HMG Strategy global network consists of more than 400,000 CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, CDOs, senior business technology executives, search industry executives, venture capitalists, industry experts and world-class thought leaders. HMG Strategy’s digital platform and global media mo…

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  Inside the Digital Transformation of CarMax with CIO Shamim Mohammad

  February 16, 2022 · 📺 Enterprise AI Innovators

  On the second episode of Enterprise Software Innovators, hosts Evan Reiser (Abnormal Security) and Saam Motamedi (Greylock Partners) talk with Shamim Mohammad, CIO and CTO of CarMax. CarMax has been at the forefront of the used car business for decades and has consistently stayed at the frontier by being unafraid to adopt new technologies alongside their core business. Shamim walks through the differences of what he calls “start-up” vs “end-up” companies, and the multiple ways CarMax has deployed exciting new technological innovations to keep their business thriving. From AI models to an omni-…

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  CIOs of Dow and CarMax Drive Process Modernization at Scale | Technovation 550

  April 14, 2021 · 📺 Metis Strategy

  Peter High speaks with Melanie Kalmar, the CIO & CDO of Dow, and Shamim Mohammad, the chief information & technology officer of CarMax about processes and process modernization. Melanie discusses Dow’s adoption of agile and DevOps practices, offers insight into how she has reoriented IT around service delivery, and gives her take on how to innovate at scale. Meanwhile, Shamim discusses CarMax’s shift from a project orientation to a product orientation and why the traditional way of delivering IT projects does not work anymore. We also discuss how transforming to a nimbler organization has help…

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  CIO Leadership Live with Shamim Mohammad, CI/TO, CarMax

  September 16, 2020 · 📺 TECHtalk

  Shamim Mohammad, CI/TO at CarMax, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. Watch as they discuss accelerating an omnichannel business, hiring during a pandemic, adapting to new customer mindsets and more. Follow TECH(talk) for the latest tech news and discussion! -----------------------------­--- SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... FACEBOOK:   / idgtechtalk   TWITTER:   / idgtechtalk   IDG ENTERPRISE WEBSITES Computerworld: https://www.computerworld.com/video/s... CIO: h…

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  CarMax: Creating Fabulous Online Customer Experiences

  February 09, 2019 · 📺 William Kozel

  On this episode of Cloud Wars Live, hear how CarMax is disrupting the used-car industry with its its online presence and its no-haggle pricing. Join Bob Evans of Evans Strategic Communications and Shamim Mohammad, SVP and CIO of CarMax as they explore the consumer buying experience and CarMax’s recent adoption of Salesforce.com.

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  92: Working in tandem: Jim Lyski and Shamim Mohammad of CarMax

  April 25, 2018 · 📺 Marketing Today with Alan Hart

  Listen to the full episode here: https://www.marketingtodaypodcast.com... This week on “Marketing Today,” Alantalks with two leaders from CarMax: CMO Jim Lyskiand CIO Shamim Mohammad. During the course of their discussion, Lyski and Mohammad touch upon the similarities of their backgrounds and the way they utilize their differences to fuel the way they work together. The relationship between the two is well documented, and in the course of their discussion they talk about how CarMax utilizes Agile methodologies, their belief in the importance of cultural fit when recruiting and developing tal…

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