UK & Ireland CDO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CDOs today.

Embedding D&A in business strategy and results
Reengineering decision-making across the business
Scaling a data-first culture

UK & Ireland CDO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the UK & Ireland CDO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CDOs, for CDOs.

Co-Chairs

Sanjeevan Bala

ITV
Group Chief Data & AI Officer

Anita Fernqvist

Zurich Insurance Company UK
Chief Data Officer & Director of Operations

Richard Gregory

BP
Chief Data Officer, Global Business Services

Ruben Lara

Tesco Plc
Data & Analytics Director

Di Mayze

WPP
Global Head of Data & AI

Elaine Priest

NatWest Group
Chief Data Officer

Niresh Rajah

Grant Thornton UK LLP
Managing Director, Head of Data, Regulatory Change & RegTech Practice | Head of Digital Assurance

Members

Amitabh Apte

Mars
Digital Technology Director

Clive Benford

Jaguar Land Rover
Head of Corporate Analytics Programme

Andy Brown

M&G Plc
Chief Data Officer

Debal Chakraborty

British American Tobacco
Global Head of Analytics, BI & Data

Julian Cherryman

Intertek
Head of Data & Insight Applications

Catherine Clark

Royal Dutch Shell
IT Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Papinder Dosanjh

ASOS.com
Head of Data Science & Machine Learning

Peter Eckley

Bank of England
Head of Data Strategy

Matt Edwards

Anglian Water Services
Chief Data Officer

Kevin Fletcher

HMRC
Chief Data Officer

Lee Fulmer

UBS Inc.
Global Head of Innovation, Chief Data Officer

Daniel Gilbert

News UK
Director of Data

Lee Grimes

Brambles
Global Data Analytics Strategy Lead

Julian Highley

Clarks
Data, Business Intelligence and Data Science Director

Martin Houghton

Serco
Group Chief Data Officer

Jon Hussey

Barclays
Chief Data Officer, Cards & Payments

Natalie Jakomis

Coats
Global Director of Data Science and Analytics

Vlad Kaltenieks

William Hill
Global Director of Data & Analytics

Daragh Kelly

Burberry
VP, Data & Analytics

Kshitij Kumar

Farfetch
Chief Data Officer

Jose Loureda

The Crown Estate
Chief Data Officer

Orlando Machado

LEGO
Chief Data Officer, VP Data Science & Data Platforms

David Masters

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking
Chief Data Officer

Mridul Mathur

Dyson
Chief Data Officer

Neil McIvor

Department for Education
Chief Data Officer

Rob McKendrick

Co-op
Head of Data

Nina Monckton

Just Group
Head of Data Engineering & Science

Wade Munsie

GSK Consumer Healthcare
Global Chief Data Officer (Consumer Health)

Barry Panayi

John Lewis Partnership
Director of Data, Insight & Analytics

Cornelia Schaurecker

Vodafone
Group Director Big Data and AI

Sid Shah

Conde Nast Publications
Global Head of Analytics & Insight

Eddie Short

O2 (Telefónica UK)
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Ross Simson

CDP
Global Chief Data Officer

Simon Stearn

Avon
Executive Director, Global Big Data and Digital Experience Analytics

Lauren Walker

Dentsu Aegis Network EMEA
Global COO & Head of Digital Transformation

Pete Williams

Penguin Random House UK
Director of Data and Online

Steve Wright

Willis Towers Watson
Chief Data Officer & Global Head of Change for Operations

“I especially appreciate the chance to interact with peers from other companies and industries to share the woes and triumphs of data management.”

RENE KIM, SVP, GLOBAL DATA OFFICER
CHARLES SCHWAB

Upcoming Events

In-person Programs

7 July 2021

UK & Ireland CDO Inner Circle

Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard

An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

15 September 2021

UK & Ireland CDO Executive Summit

Royal Lancaster London

Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.

Virtual Programs

21 June 2021

UK & Ireland CDO Virtual Boardroom

Challenges and Approaches to Data Management in Your Hybrid and Distributed Cloud

An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.

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PAST PROGRAMS

Content from your CDO peers

PEER PRACTICES | JUNE 15, 2021

Methodologies All the Way Down – A Structured Approach to Data Products

Data leader Manish Motiramani of Medtronic credits his team’s success in developing data products to the robust methodologies and frameworks that guide them. Learn how Motiramani and his team have developed a data strategy that’s become a critical part of the overall business strategy.

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PODCAST | JUNE 8, 2021

The Next Big Question, Episode 16

Global CIO of Petcare at Mars Miao Song joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the CIO role. She shares her thoughts on the ideal state of the role and 3 areas CIOs should focus on today. Listen to her perspective on how CIOs can drive digital transformation and innovation.

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SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 3, 2021

The New C-Suite Imperative: Partner with Peers Across the Business

Based on Evanta’s 2021 survey, it’s clear that cross-collaboration among C-suite executives is more critical than ever. With more than 2,200 responses to Evanta’s Leadership Perspective Survey, executives indicated their top objectives for the year. Learn more about trends and explore opportunities for collaboration across the C-Suite.

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