AND Digital, the international technology consultancy, has appointed Kenn van Hauen as Chief AI Officer to lead the company’s AI, Automation, and Intelligent Systems Practice Area while overseeing the evolution of expertise across all strategic disciplines, the company announced.
In his dual role, van Hauen will drive AND Digital’s Practice Areas model, the company’s approach to building deep, differentiated expertise across all strategic capabilities. He will ensure these practices align with market opportunities and client needs, while championing the development of next-generation skills, accelerators, and intellectual property that enable AND Digital’s clubs to deliver exceptional client outcomes.
With an extensive career spanning Capgemini, Salesforce and PA Consulting, van Hauen brings a proven track record of delivering transformational change across diverse industries. He specialises in initiatives that enhance customer experience, unlock operational efficiencies, and strengthen corporate decision-making. Prior to joining AND Digital, van Hauen was Vice President, Head of Industries for Professional Services EMEA at Salesforce, where he led complex change and large-scale transformation programmes.
Drawing on deep expertise in AI, data platforms, and automation, van Hauen helps organisations move beyond pilot programmes to build intelligent systems that deliver sustainable, measurable impact. “We’re at a critical inflection point in AI adoption. The experimentation phase is ending, and organisations are realising that success requires more than just access to the latest models, it demands deep expertise in implementation, cost optimisation, and building the contextual infrastructure that makes AI systems actually useful at enterprise scale,” said Kenn van Hauen, Chief AI Officer at AND Digital.
Paramjit Uppal, CEO and Founder of AND Digital, said: “Kenn’s appointment represents our commitment to leading through expertise. His unique combination of strategic vision and delivery credibility, proven across both consulting and technology leadership roles, makes him the ideal person to ensure we’re not just keeping pace with technological change but staying ahead of it.”
With strong global momentum since its founding in 2014, AND Digital continues to scale internationally. The appointment of van Hauen as Chief AI Officer underlines the company’s strategy of differentiation through expertise, helping clients build the digital and AI capabilities needed to create sustainable competitive advantage. For more information, visit AND Digital.
