Morrisons appoints Mohsen Ghasempour as chief AI officer
Morrisons has appointed Mohsen Ghasempour to the newly created role of chief AI officer.
Ghasempour will join the supermarket on 1 October from Kingfisher, where he was chief AI officer and headed the team that built and scaled the B&Q owner’s AI function across its European operations. Prior to that, he held senior technology roles at The Hut Group.
Subscribe to TRBAt Morrisons, he will establish a central data science and AI function, which will take overall responsibility for data and AI strategy, with a focus on customer growth.
He will report to Rami Baitiéh, Morrisons chief executive.
Baitiéh said: “Creation of this new role reflects our commitment to ensuring Morrisons is embracing the opportunities in data and AI at pace, with focus and in the right way.
“Mohsen is a recognised expert in the field with hands-on experience of unlocking the potential of technology to deliver innovative new solutions that serve customers, empower colleagues and deliver measurable business impact. I’m delighted to welcome him to Morrisons and look forward to his contribution to our growth plans.”
Ghasempour said: “I’m excited about joining Morrisons and building the team that will help the business make effective and responsible use of AI in the years ahead, to deliver real benefits for customers and colleagues.”
