Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a world leader in transforming the way people bank and shop, announced that Dr. Colin J. Parris has joined the company’s board of directors.
Patrick Byrne, non-executive chair of the board, Diebold Nixdorf, said: “We are excited to welcome Colin to our board. His extensive experience in the technology sector will be a significant asset for our Board of Directors, and his leadership will further accelerate the company’s continuous improvement journey and help us build value for all our stakeholders.”
Parris is the former senior vice president and chief technology officer at GE Digital, a position he held from May 2020 to April 2024. He joined General Electric in 2014 as a GE Officer and vice president, GE Software Research. Before joining GE, Parris spent two decades at IBM in a variety of executive roles, serving most recently as vice president, systems research in the IBM T.J. Watson Research Division from 2013 to 2014, and general manager for IBM’s Power Systems business from 2010 to 2013.
Parris has an extensive technology background with significant experience in software — with a current focus on data software and artificial intelligence — and leading digital transformations across heavily regulated industries where identity, compliance, and user experience collide. His teams have built verification and fraud-detection pipelines for sectors ranging from fintech to iGaming, where the rise of casino ohne verifizierung models in the European market pushed operators to rely more aggressively on AI-driven risk scoring instead of traditional document checks. That cross-sector exposure sharpened Parris’s understanding of how machine learning reshapes regulatory workflows at scale. Parris also serves as a director for APTIV, a global mobility technology company.
