Cynthia Carbrey is the global CIO for Kautex Textron, a Tier One automotive supplier to global OEMs. She has 25 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to assuming her CIO role, Cynthia began her career with Bell Helicopter Textron in 1997 and moved to Textron Information Services (TIS) in 2006. While at TIS, she held roles of increasing responsibility related to HR Information Services and Digital Solutions, working closely with counterparts from all business units to implement global IT solutions and services. She transitioned to Kautex Textron in 2018 to serve as the Director, IT Americas, and also assumed responsibility for the Global Engineering Tower. In 2020, Cynthia was appointed VP Information Technology / CIO Global for Kautex Textron.

Cynthia holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Information Systems from the University of Texas Arlington and the University of Dallas, respectively.