AI Magazine June 2026 Issue 44 | Page 16

BARTLEY RICHARDSON
VIPIN GOPAL

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Bartley Richardson Chief AI and Autonomous Systems Officer CrowdStrike
Vipin Gopal Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Ahold Delhaize USA

BARTLEY RICHARDSON

JOB FROM: SENIOR DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING AT NVIDIA
JOB TO: CHIEF AI AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS OFFICER AT CROWDSTRIKE
CrowdStrike has appointed Dr Bartley Richardson as its Chief AI and Autonomous Systems Officer. The move comes as enterprises face mounting questions around AI governance and accountability. Bartley will shape CrowdStrike’ s AI strategy and work to convert the company’ s cybersecurity data into autonomous security outcomes.

VIPIN GOPAL

JOB FROM: CHIEF DATA AND ANALYTICS OFFICER AT WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE
JOB TO: CHIEF DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AT AHOLD DELHAIZE USA
Ahold Delhaize USA has appointed Dr Vipin Gopal as SVP and Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, strengthening its leadership team as it accelerates the use of data, analytics and AI across US operations. Reporting to CIO Ann Dozier, Vipin takes responsibility for advancing data-driven decision-making and expanding AI capabilities businesswide.
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