By Salem Chicago News Staff
CHICAGO — TransUnion on Sunday appointed Malte Bernholz as executive vice president and chief strategy and corporate development officer, a newly created position at the Chicago-based credit reporting company.
The hire adds a senior executive to the leadership team of one of the nation’s three major credit bureaus as the company pushes to expand its data analytics and global operations.
Bernholz will lead TransUnion’s Enterprise Strategy and Corporate Development function. He will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Cartwright and serve on the executive leadership team.
“TransUnion is expanding how we use data, analytics and technology to drive growth from our broader range of solutions across markets globally, building up our leadership in Credit,” Cartwright said. “I’m confident Malte will strengthen our ability to shape strategy, execute enterprise change, monetize our assets and acquire new capabilities.”
Bernholz’s Background
Bernholz arrives from Adobe, where he oversaw enterprise-wide growth strategy across the company’s creativity, productivity and customer experience businesses. He also founded and scaled a new product incubator at Adobe. Before that, he served as vice president of corporate strategy consulting at EMC, chief operating officer at iVize and a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He holds a master’s degree from Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble.
“Driving growth in the era of agentic AI requires every organization to develop strategy, plan and execute differently to meet customer needs,” Bernholz said. “I’m excited to join TransUnion at the most innovative point in its history and accelerate how we scale that innovation around the world.”
About TransUnion
TransUnion, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker TRU, is a global information and insights company with more than 13,000 employees operating in more than 30 countries. The company has invested in recent years in solutions that extend beyond its core credit business into marketing, fraud detection, risk management and advanced analytics.
The appointment follows other recent moves by the company to bolster its leadership ranks and technology capabilities. TransUnion reported strong second-quarter 2026 results in July.
The new role reflects a broader trend among large data and financial services firms to create dedicated C-suite strategy positions as artificial intelligence reshapes the competitive landscape.
Bernholz’s appointment took effect Sunday.
