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A roundup of AI leadership appointments announced by industrial companies between January and early September 2026, from public sources. Vendors and professional-services firms are excluded; the focus is companies that run plants, fleets or industrial assets.

Aerospace

  • August — GE Aerospace appointed Anton Groom Chief Data & AI Officer. Groom was Chief AI Officer at Merck (source).
  • May — Honeywell Aerospace appointed Ash Dhupar Chief AI & Data Officer, from Analog Devices (source).

Heavy equipment

  • January — Terex named Namita Jindal Senior Vice President and Chief AI and Data Officer, reporting to CEO Simon Meester (source).

Assurance and inspection

  • September — DNV promoted Rob van der Spek to AI and Innovation Manager for Industrial Services (source).

Pattern

Three of the four roles combine AI with data in the title, and two are first-time positions at their companies. Reporting lines, where disclosed, go to the CEO. This roundup is updated as new appointments are published; to report one, write to tips@industrialai.news.

Source Company announcements and trade press (linked per entry), 4 September 2026: "Compiled from the public sources linked in each entry" All facts in this article come from the public source above. Corrections: editor@industrialai.news
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