SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 13, 2026--
GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and leader in digital engineering, today announced the appointment of LuJean Smith as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Bringing 30 years of global marketing leadership experience in the technology and consulting sectors, Smith will advance GlobalLogic Marketing as a growth engine, elevating the organization’s brand and showcasing its advanced AI capabilities and collaboration within the Hitachi Group to achieve Hitachi’s management plan "Inspire 2027” strategic priorities. Her appointment is effective January 6.
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As CMO, Smith will spearhead GlobalLogic’s global marketing strategy, with a focus on amplifying its position as a premier digital engineering partner for the world’s most successful companies. She will lead the development of high-impact, multi-channel campaigns; showcase GlobalLogic VelocityAI, a comprehensive suite of AI-powered service offerings; and highlight the company’s synergistic impact within the Hitachi Group.
“We are thrilled to welcome LuJean Smith to GlobalLogic as our new Chief Marketing Officer,” said Srini Shankar, President and CEO of GlobalLogic. “LuJean is a proven strategist and an award-winning, transformative leader whose extensive experience will be invaluable as we continue to scale our impact. Her expertise will be critical in amplifying GlobalLogic’s leadership in this rapidly evolving, AI-first world.”
Smith’s distinguished career spans three decades, including senior leadership marketing and communications roles at prominent technology and consulting firms such as GE, Siemens, Accenture and Cognizant. Her expertise centers on strategically positioning organizations for enduring market leadership, adeptly translating cutting-edge innovation into powerful customer value, and crafting corporate narratives that deliver a distinct competitive advantage.
“I am incredibly proud to join the talented GlobalLogic marketing team and help tell the company’s powerful story at such a pivotal time,” said Smith. “We’re driving the market momentum as enterprises across every industry strive to leverage the transformative power of Generative, Agentic, and Physical AI. GlobalLogic's commitment to 'Engineering Impact,' coupled with the unparalleled strength and synergy of 'One Hitachi,' means we are uniquely poised to seize this moment and empower our clients to succeed and lead in this new era of digital innovation.”
About GlobalLogic
GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, is a leading digital engineering partner that helps the world’s most forward-thinking companies design and build innovative, AI-powered products, platforms, and digital experiences. Since 2000, we’ve been at the forefront of the digital revolution, now accelerating clients’ transitions into tomorrow’s AI-driven businesses by integrating experience design, complex engineering, AI, and data expertise. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, GlobalLogic is a Hitachi Group Company operating under Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), which contributes to a sustainable society with a higher quality of life by driving innovation through AI and technology as the Social Innovation Business.
GlobalLogic Appoints LuJean Smith as Chief Marketing Officer
Tropical Storm Bertha made a second landfall Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana state line after grazing southern Louisiana in a slow crawl that triggered heavy surf and some flooding along the Gulf Coast but kept the heaviest rains offshore.
Bertha moved inland about 75 miles (115 kilometers) northeast of Galveston, Texas, on Thursday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said. Still packing sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph) when it reached land, the storm expected to weaken rapidly.
No deaths or significant damage have been reported since Bertha formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico south of the Florida Panhandle. The storm triggered some coastal flooding as its center first struck land Wednesday in Louisiana southwest of New Orleans, but its heaviest rains stayed over the Gulf waters.
A tropical storm warning remained in effect Thursday along the Gulf Coast from Morgan City, Louisiana, to Sargent, Texas. The hurricane center said Bertha could still cause up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of storm surge along the coast and trigger isolated flash flooding from heavy rains in coastal and south Texas.
Tropical storm force winds on Thursday extended as far as 160 miles (260 kilometers) from the storm’s center, the hurricane center said. Still, forecasters expected the storm to weaken rapidly as it moved over inland Texas and dissipate by Friday.
In Galveston, an island city of 53,000 people southeast of Houston, local officials urged residents to brace for a “windy day” and secure any outdoor objects that might become airborne projectiles.
“While no significant impacts are forecast, some gusty storms may blow through the island throughout the day,” Galveston’s Office of Emergency Management said in a Facebook post Thursday.
The Galveston Historic Seaport canceled its sightseeing boat tours Thursday afternoon as a precaution, but was otherwise operating normally, said employee Jesi Hahn.
“We’ll definitely be open,” Hahn said. “We usually close for big hurricanes.”
At the nearby Harbor House Hotel and Marina, employee Justin Timber said he wasn’t aware of any canceled reservations.
“It seems like a normal day,” he said. “Restaurants are clicking. Everything’s great.”
Electrical outages across the Gulf Coast were minimal, according to the website poweroutage.us. Still, Bertha’s passage wasn’t harmless.
In Pensacola, Florida, officials closed an area around a storm-damaged beach boardwalk, Mayor D.C. Reeves said Thursday on Facebook. He posted a photo showing part of the boardwalk’s support structure ripped away and a fence damaged nearby.
Strong gales earlier in the week knocked over a Waffle House sign onto a car in Panama City Beach, Florida. Heavy surf and the threat of rip tides had prompted warnings at Gulf Coast beaches for swimmers to stay out of the water.
Bertha is the second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Storm Arthur in June brought heavy rainfall to the southeastern U.S.
In the eastern Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Fausto churned far from land Thursday. The hurricane was more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph).
The hurricane center said swells generated by Fausto could cause life-threatening surf and rip tides in parts of southern California.
Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia, and Thanawala reported from Atlanta.
Josiah Carpenter, 8, frolics in the floodwaters on Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Louisiana Coast Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
This NOAA satellite image taken at 11:40 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, shows Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico moving toward the edge of Louisiana. (NOAA via AP)
Children play near breaking waves on West End Pier on Lake Pontchartrain as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Louisiana Coast Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
