Global 2000 / Running tracker
Chief AI Officer appointments
Every named Chief AI Officer or head-of-AI appointment on the board, newest first: 15 people at 15 companies, announced Aug 6, 2026 to Oct 1, 2026. 11 carry the plain Chief AI Officer title; 0 carry Head of AI titles; 4 hold combined chief titles. 12 of 15 announcements don't say who the role reports to.
When were these appointments announced?
15 named appointments, by month announced.
n = 15 · base: named Chief AI Officer / head-of-AI appointments on the board · announced Aug 6, 2026 to Oct 1, 2026 · a sourcing record, not a market census; the board starts from our first collection · source: enterpriseaijobs.com/board
Named appointments
newest first- AnnouncedOct 1, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief Technology and AI Officer
AutoNation · Ravi Simhambhatla · appointment
Captured Oct 5, 2026
newsroom · newsroom.autonation.com ↗ - AnnouncedOct 1, 2026 Reports to
Executive Vice President, Chief AI & Digital Trust Officer
UL Solutions · Kelly Manthey · appointment
UL Solutions President and CEO Jennifer Scanlon
unknown
Captured Oct 5, 2026
newsroom · ul.com ↗ - AnnouncedSep 29, 2026 Reports to
Global Chief AI Officer
GE HealthCare · Rodolphe Katra · appointment
Reporting to Taha Kass-Hout
unknown
Captured Oct 6, 2026
LinkedIn post · linkedin.com ↗ - AnnouncedSep 25, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO)
ERGO Group AG · Guy Goldstein · appointment
Captured Sep 29, 2026
newsroom · ergo.com ↗ - AnnouncedSep 25, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief AI Officer
PwC UK · Jeremy ‘Jez’ Bassinder · appointment
Captured Sep 29, 2026
press release · pwc.co.uk ↗ - AnnouncedSep 24, 2026 Reports to
Chief AI Officer
Morrisons · Dr. Mohsen Ghasempour · appointment
Rami Baitiéh, Morrisons CEO
unknown
Captured Sep 29, 2026
newsroom · morrisons-corporate.com ↗ - AnnouncedSep 22, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief AI Officer
Prosus · Euro Beinat · appointment
Captured Sep 29, 2026
newsroom · prosus.com ↗ - AnnouncedSep 7, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) and member of the Group Executive Committee
Saint-Gobain · Annica Hagen · appointment
Captured Sep 19, 2026
newsroom · saint-gobain.com ↗ - AnnouncedSep 1, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief AI Strategy and Innovation Officer
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP · Kelly Graves · appointment
Captured Sep 19, 2026
newsroom · cahill.com ↗ - AnnouncedAug 21, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief AI Officer
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) · Pedro Uria-Recio · appointment
Captured Sep 19, 2026
newsroom · adib.ae ↗ - AnnouncedAug 13, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief AI Officer
Synchrony · Nimrod Barak · appointment
Captured Sep 29, 2026
newsroom · synchrony.com ↗ - AnnouncedAug 12, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief AI Officer
Insurify · Jake Bouvrie · appointment
Captured Sep 29, 2026
newsroom · insurify.com ↗ - AnnouncedAug 11, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
senior vice president and our first chief AI officer
Target Corporation · Chandhu Nair · appointment
Captured Sep 19, 2026
newsroom · corporate.target.com ↗ - AnnouncedAug 10, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Vice President and Chief Data and AI Officer
MANTECH · Dr. Kristen Summers · appointment
Captured Sep 29, 2026
newsroom · mantech.com ↗ - AnnouncedAug 6, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief AI Officer
New York Life Insurance Company · Zhen Zhao · appointment
Captured Sep 19, 2026
newsroom · newyorklife.com ↗
Role-level appointments
3 · no public source we found names the person- AnnouncedSep 6, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Chief AI Officer
Philips · location not stated · appointment
Captured Sep 19, 2026
trade press · massdevice.com ↗ - AnnouncedAug 31, 2026 Reports to
chief AI officer
REA Group · location not stated · appointment
chief technology officer Steve Maidment
unknown
Captured Sep 19, 2026
trade press · itnews.com.au ↗ - AnnouncedAug 19, 2026 Reports tonot stated unknown
Executive Vice President and Chief Data and AI Officer
Scotiabank · location not stated · appointment
Captured Sep 19, 2026
trade press · fintech.ca ↗
Method
The stated title names a Chief AI Officer: any “chief … AI (or artificial intelligence) … officer” title, including combined titles such as Chief Data and AI Officer, the abbreviation CAIO, or Head of AI. The rule reads only the title as the source states it. Appointments only: a departure is never listed as an appointment. A person is named only when a public source names them (the company, the person's own post, or trade press).
Dates are the announcement dates. Records come from the board; coverage is the reviewed Global 2000 list (methodology).