UK & Ireland CDO Community

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

Expanding digital business & accelerating value creation
Influencing culture & collaboration with governance
Orchestrating change & empowering real-time decisions

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

Ruben Lara

Tesco Plc
Data & Analytics Director

Di Mayze

WPP
Global Head of Data & AI

Niresh Rajah

Grant Thornton UK LLP
Managing Director, Head of Data & Digital Practice

Alexandra Sidgreaves

Zurich Insurance Company UK
Chief Data Officer

Members

Amitabh Apte

Mars
Global CIO (interim) & DT Director - Mars Petcare

Jennifer Barclay

McLarens
Global Head of Data & Analytics

Clive Benford

Jaguar Land Rover
Data Office Director

Diane Berry

Phoenix Group
Chief Data Officer

Andy Brown

M&G Plc
Chief Data Officer

Debal Chakraborty

BAT
Global Head of Analytics, BI & Data

Julian Cherryman

Intertek
Head of Data & Insight Applications

Brad Currin

Shell
Chief Data Officer

Chris Dean

Nomad Foods
Global Head of Data & Analytics

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

Lee Fulmer

UBS Inc.
Global Head of Innovation, Chief Data Officer

Daniel Gilbert

News Corporation
SVP Data Science

Lee Grimes

Brambles
Global Data Analytics Strategy Lead

Elizabeth Hollinger

Aggreko
Director of Insight

Martin Houghton

Serco
Group Chief Data Officer

Simon Hughes

Markerstudy
Group Head of Data & Analytics

Jon Hussey

Barclays
Chief Data Officer, Cards & Payments

Vlad Kaltenieks

William Hill
Global Director of Data & Analytics

Daragh Kelly

Burberry
VP, Data & Analytics

Ashar Khan

SSE
CDO

Paul Lodge

Department for Work & Pensions
Chief Data Officer

Jose Loureda

The Crown Estate
Chief Data Officer

Orlando Machado

LEGO
Chief Data Officer, VP Data Science & Data Platforms

Indhira Mani

AngloAmerican
Head of Data Fabric & Privacy

Neil McIvor

Department for Education
Chief Data Officer

Rob McKendrick

Co-op
Head of Data

Nina Monckton

Just Group
Head of Data

James Morgan

ASDA
Senior Director, Data Management & Information Strategy

Wade Munsie

GSK Consumer Healthcare
Global Chief Data Officer (Consumer Health)

Barry Panayi

John Lewis Partnership
Director of Data, Insight & Analytics

Dan Robertson

BUPA
Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Cornelia Schaurecker

Vodafone
Group Director Big Data and AI

Sid Shah

Conde Nast Publications
Global Head of Analytics & Insight

Ross Simson

CDP
Global Chief Data Officer

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

“In the past couple of months, Houston virtual CDO events have been a fantastic source of communication and networking with peers. Covid-19 has thrown us a lot of social challenges, but thanks to Evanta and their conscientious efforts, virtual boardrooms and roundtables are here to stay.”

DR. ASHWANI DEV, DIGITAL AND DATA SCIENCE OFFICER
HALLIBURTON

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

20 June 2023 | 1 day

UK & Ireland CDO Executive Summit

Royal Lancaster London

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

27 September 2023 | an evening

UK & Ireland CDO Inner Circle

The RSA

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

Content from your CDO peers

BLOG | DECEMBER 5, 2022

CDOs’ Perspectives on the State of the Economy

As business leaders and data leaders, we wondered how economic uncertainty was impacting CDOs. In a recent survey, we asked CDOs how they were planning for 2023 given the current state of the economy. Here are 5 survey highlights from CDOs across Evanta communities.

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BLOG | NOVEMBER 21, 2022

5 Tips for a Successful Data Mesh Implementation

Data mesh is a trending topic among CDOs, and many are contemplating whether it is the right approach for their future data architecture needs. Vishal Patel, Chief Data Officer & Head of Data Engineering at Webster Bank shares insight into the value of data mesh and how data leaders can utilize it to promote self-service capabilities throughout organizations.