Press Releases April 22, 2026 08:29 AM

XBP Global Appoints Acquelia Colaco as Chief Human Resources Officer, Strengthening Its AI-First Enterprise Vision

XBP Global strengthens its AI-driven organizational strategy with key HR leadership appointment

By Sofia Navarro XBP
XBP Global Appoints Acquelia Colaco as Chief Human Resources Officer, Strengthening Its AI-First Enterprise Vision
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XBP Global Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed multinational technology and services company, appointed Acquelia Colaco as Chief Human Resources Officer. Colaco will lead global HR initiatives focused on aligning talent and leadership with the company's AI-first transformation strategy, aiming to build a future-ready workforce capable of operating alongside intelligent systems. This move underscores XBP Global's commitment to evolving its people strategy to enhance organizational effectiveness and maintain competitive advantage amid accelerating AI-driven disruption.

Key Points

  • Appointment of Acquelia Colaco as CHRO to lead global HR strategy aligned with AI-driven transformation.
  • Focus on developing talent, leadership, and organizational agility to work effectively alongside AI and automation.
  • Reinforcement of XBP Global’s commitment to maintaining competitive positioning in the technology and digital transformation sectors.

IRVING, Texas, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XBP Global Holdings, Inc. (“XBP Global” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: XBP), a multinational technology and services company orchestrating mission-critical systems that enable hyper-automation and digital transformation, announced the appointment of Acquelia Colaco as its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).

Acquelia will lead the global people's agenda across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with a mandate to align talent, leadership, and culture to this next phase of AI-led transformation.

“The challenge is not just adopting AI, but building an organization that can evolve with it. Our focus is on developing talent, leadership, and ways of…”
“We’re in the early stages of a disruption that is redefining how every enterprise thinks about staffing, skills and organizational design. The enterprises…”
“The challenge is not just adopting AI, but building an organization that can evolve with it. Our focus is on developing talent, leadership, and ways of…”
“We’re in the early stages of a disruption that is redefining how every enterprise thinks about staffing, skills and organizational design. The enterprises…”
“The challenge is not just adopting AI, but building an organization that can evolve with it. Our focus is on developing talent, leadership, and ways of…”

Her focus will include advancing XBP Global’s people strategy anchored in accountability, belief, and competence, while building a future-ready workforce that can operate effectively alongside intelligent systems, strengthening leadership capability, and enhancing employee experience across regions. She will also drive organizational effectiveness and HR transformation initiatives that enable greater agility, scalability, and performance in an increasingly automated enterprise.

Acquelia brings over 20 years of experience leading HR transformation across global organizations. She has held senior leadership roles at Tesco Business Solutions, Infosys Technologies, IBM Global Process Services, and RND Softech, where she led large, multi-country workforces and partnered with business leaders to deliver measurable enterprise impact.

Andrej Jonovic, Chief Executive Officer of XBP Global, said, “We’re in the early stages of a disruption that is redefining how every enterprise thinks about staffing, skills and organizational design. The enterprises that will thrive are not the ones pretending this is not happening, nor the ones treating it purely as a cost exercise but rather those deliberately redesigning around human strengths, especially the human accountability factor. That is the mandate Acquelia is stepping into, and we are very excited that she will play a critical role in ensuring our people are built up, not merely reorganized, in this fundamental shift.”

Acquelia Colaco, Chief Human Resources Officer, XBP Global, added, “The challenge is not just adopting AI, but building an organization that can evolve with it. Our focus is on developing talent, leadership, and ways of working that enable people to operate alongside intelligent systems at scale. That’s how we translate strategy into sustained performance.

Forward-Looking Statements
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About XBP Global

XBP Global is a multinational technology and services company powering intelligent workflows for organizations worldwide. With a presence in 20 countries and approximately 10,600 employees, XBP Global partners with over 2,500 clients, including many of the Fortune 100, to orchestrate mission-critical systems that enable hyper-automation.

Our proprietary platforms, agentic AI-driven automation, and deep domain expertise across industries and the public and private sectors enable our clients to entrust us with their most impactful digital transformations and workflows. By combining innovation with execution excellence, XBP Global helps businesses reimagine how they work, transact, and unlock value.

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Risks

  • Risks related to the acquisition and restructuring processes could impact anticipated benefits and operations.
  • Potential challenges in retaining key clients, employees, and suppliers during organizational changes.
  • Market competition and evolving economic, geopolitical, and regulatory environments that could affect business performance.

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