Richard Leaton — enterprise data and AI executive, named to the 2026 DataIQ 100 North America and a CDO Atlanta Vision Award recipient. Turning data and AI into measurable results at industrial scale.
Enterprise Data & AI Executive | CDO · CDAO · Chief AI Officer
Richard leads enterprise Data, Analytics & AI for Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling and the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group. Across an $18.4 billion enterprise spanning 29 advanced manufacturing facilities and 11 innovation centers on 4 continents, he is scaling AI where it meets the real world.
His career runs from quality and operations at General Electric, through CIO and enterprise data leadership roles, to Deputy Chief Data & AI Officer at Deloitte. He is based in Atlanta.
His mission is simple: make AI practical, trusted, and valuable — for the people in the office and the people making the product.
Scaling AI in the office and on the factory floor, through Intentional Engagement® of the people who make it work—driving financial returns and employee safety.
