#864 How to Best Manage Your Tech Debt with Fredrik Carlegren and Yeshai Bouskila from Toshiba
Today, we're talking to Fredrik Carlegren, VP & Head of Marketing & Communications, and Yeshai Bouskila, Executive Director Retail Innovation at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions. We discuss the best ways to manage tech debt, why rigid systems block innovation, and how AI is impacting the technology of frictionless grocery stores.
All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!
To learn more about Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, check out their website here.
About Fredrik Carlegren
Fredrik is a marketing enthusiast with a knack for communicating how innovation empowers retailers to serve their communities by enabling them to evolve with generations of consumers. He leads the company’s product and channel marketing, corporate marketing, events, enablement, education, and communications efforts.
With over 20 years of experience, Fredrik offers a unique perspective based on his work with business strategy, branding, marketing, communications, and sales management in a cross-cultural, global context. His outside-in approach has led to the company’s award-winning global brand marketing and communication efforts. He’s an ally and executive leader supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion inside and outside the workplace.
Before joining Toshiba in 2012, Fredrik held various positions at IBM, Ericsson and Hewitt Associates. Fredrik is a Pragmatic Marketing Certified professional with an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
About Yeshai Bouskila
Yeshai Buskila is the Executive Director of Innovation at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions. At Toshiba, Yeshai leads a global innovation team of about 120 people, focusing on cutting-edge retail technologies including camera vision, edge-based devices, and AI applications. His expertise spans from point-of-sale systems to frictionless store experiences, always aiming to drive innovation that solves real-world retail challenges.
About Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is the global market share leader in retail store technology. As retail’s first choice for integrated in-store solutions, our innovative commerce technology enhances customer engagement, transforms in-store experience, and accelerates digital transformation. Together, with a global team of dedicated business partners, we advance the future of retail.