Aydin Sheibani, Chief Data Officer, HMRC

Aydin Sheibani is Chief Data Officer at HM Revenue and Customs, where he is accountable for the department’s enterprise-wide data strategy, governance, controls, and data solution delivery. He leads the development of HMRC’s data science capability, ensuring it is embedded within the organisation’s delivery lifecycle, and is responsible for defining and maintaining HMRC’s data model and standards to enable […]

Shahina Khan, EMEA Chief Data and Analytics Officer, SMBC

Shahina Khan is EMEA Chief Data and Analytics Officer at SMBC, where she is responsible for strengthening data governance, driving innovation, and embedding a culture of data excellence across the organisation. She has designed and implemented a comprehensive data governance framework that has improved data quality and integrity, enabling more confident, data-driven decision-making. Central to this success […]

Paul Hollands, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, AXA

Paul Hollands

Paul Hollands is Chief Data and Analytics Officer at AXA, leading data and AI across the UK and Ireland. With data at the heart of AXA’s business strategy, his focus is on ensuring that data and analytics deliver clear value for customers and the organisation, while building teams that lead through practical impact rather than […]

Robert Barbour, Data Integration & Insights Director, Travis Perkins PLC

Robert Barbour is Data Integration and Insights Director at Travis Perkins PLC. He began his career as a graduate consultant at Accenture, where he spent 13 years working on large-scale transformation programmes across Asia, Europe, the UK, and Africa. Specialising in data engineering and analytics, he supported organisations across government, communications, high tech and banking, gaining deep experience of […]

Chris Miller, Chief Data & AI Officer, Royal London Group

Chris Miller is Chief Data and AI Officer at Royal London Group. He began his career after graduating in Computing Science by joining Deloitte’s Technology Assurance and Advisory practice, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and built broad experience working with leading UK insurance and banking organisations.  In 2015, Chris joined Royal London Group in […]

Damien Judge, Head of Data & Analytics, RBS International

Damien Judge is Head of Data and Analytics at RBS International, bringing more than 20 years’ experience across data, analytics and the leadership of high-performing teams. His career spans financial services and telecoms, including senior roles within retail and commercial banking environments and leadership of a full-service offshore bank within the NatWest Group.  Throughout his career, Damien […]

Robert Kent, Head of Data & AI, Greggs

Robert Kent is Head of Data and AI at Greggs and a lifelong technologist who made a deliberate shift around two decades ago to define, build, and lead data and analytics as embedded business capabilities. Since then, his career has been shaped by a consistent focus on impact: starting with the size of the prize and identifying where […]

Sri Kanisapakkam, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Nationwide Building Society

Sri Kanisapakkam is Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Nationwide Building Society, a role he has held since June 2023. He brings more than 25 years of experience across financial services, with a strong track record of using data and digital capabilities to improve customer experience and drive customer-centric transformation.  Prior to joining Nationwide, Sri was Head of Analytics […]

Silke Ottenbreit, Head of Global Controlling, Reporting, Data & Analytics HCB, Henkel

Silke Ottenbreit is Head of Global Controlling, Reporting, Data and Analytics for Henkel Consumer Brands, where she leads enterprise-wide performance management, reporting, and analytics to support strategic decision-making and value creation. She brings over 14 years of experience at Henkel, spanning finance, transformation, supply chain, and business leadership roles across Europe and North America.  Her […]

Sebastien Verchere, Vice President / AI Strategic Initiatives Lead, Volvo AB

Sebastien Verchere is Vice President and AI Strategic Initiatives Lead at Volvo Group, where he leads the development and delivery of enterprise analytics, business intelligence, and AI capabilities. Since January 2022, he has also overseen Analytics and BI Delivery, embedding data-driven decision-making across the organisation.  His career at Volvo Group spans senior leadership roles including Vice President […]

Meenakshi Burra, Chief Data Officer & CDIO, Unilever

Meenakshi Burra is Chief Data Officer and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Unilever, where she leads the definition of enterprise data strategy and the delivery of data platforms and products that embed advanced analytics and AI to drive measurable business value. Her remit spans the end-to-end use of data, from foundational platforms to AI-enabled […]

Isabel Gomez Garcia de Soria, Group Chief Data & Analytics Officer, L’Oreal

Isabel Gomez Garcia de Soria is Group Chief Data and Analytics Officer at L’Oréal, where she leads the group’s ambition to elevate data quality, accessibility, and usage across the organisation. With more than 20 years’ experience delivering technology-led transformation, she brings a rare blend of deep technical expertise and business leadership.  Isabel holds an engineering degree in […]

Andy Hill, CDO, Sainsbury’s

With more than 27 years’ experience across retail and FMCG, Andy Hill is currently Chief Data Officer at Sainsbury’s, where he leads the retailer’s Data and Analytics function, using data and AI to support business performance and long-term growth.   Andy studied Geography at the University of Oxford, drawn by an early fascination with how people, […]

Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer, Transport for London

Lauren Sager Weinstein is Chief Data Officer at Transport for London (TfL), bringing together a long-standing interest in data and technology with a deep commitment to helping cities thrive. Coming from a family of engineers, she developed an early affinity for technical problem-solving, alongside a strong passion for public policy and management. Her career spans […]

Dave Monks, Global VP Data & AI, Brambles Ltd

Dave Monks is Global Vice President of Data and AI at Brambles Ltd, with more than 25 years’ experience in data and analytics across major global organisations in FMCG, beverages, manufacturing and supply chain–led businesses. Over the past 14 years, he has led large-scale global data and AI transformations at Brambles, Reckitt, Diageo and Yildiz Holding (pladis), […]

Alex Jardine, Director of Analytics, Sainsbury’s & Nectar

Alex Jardine is Director of Analytics at Sainsbury’s and Nectar, with a career built on a long-standing passion for using data to drive clear, fact-based decision-making and commercial impact. He began his professional journey with a degree in Civil Engineering, which provided a strong foundation in problem solving and quantitative analysis. While engineering itself was not the […]

Johanna Hutchinson, Group Chief Data Officer, BAE Systems

Johanna Hutchinson is Group Chief Data Officer at BAE Systems, with a distinguished record of delivering enterprise-scale data and AI transformation across highly regulated, mission-critical environments. Appointed to this newly created role in August 2023, she leads enterprise data, analytics and AI from BAE Systems’ global headquarters, reporting to the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer. Her remit […]

Pankaj Arora, Group Director of Analytics & Decision Science, SAGA PLC

Pankaj Arora

Pankaj Arora is Group Director of Analytics and Decision Science at SAGA PLC, with a leadership perspective shaped by a series of defining turning points around value, trust and enterprise influence. His career began in roles with full P&L accountability, before moving into data and analytics. That experience instilled a clear principle that continues to anchor his […]

Eloy Sasot, Chief Data Officer, ASML

Eloy Sasot is Chief Data Officer at ASML, with a career defined by curiosity and a willingness to work across boundaries of industry, geography and discipline. His experience spans nine sectors, including B2C, B2B and government, and has taken him through multicultural environments across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.  Eloy began his career in a highly technical setting at the European […]

Kevin Tubb, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, The AA

Kevin Tubb is Chief Data and Analytics Officer at The AA, with more than 25 years’ experience using data to drive commercial performance across a wide range of roles. His career has spanned product performance analysis, channel trading, customer personalisation and, most recently, leading large-scale insurance pricing teams. Throughout this journey, Kevin has worked with data that was rarely […]