Digital business transformation company Publicis Sapient has appointed Gavin Seewooruttun in the newly created role of VP, data and AI Lead for Australia.
Seewooruttun will be based in Melbourne.
Before joining Publicis Sapient, he served as EY’s Asia-Pacific consulting leader for AI and analytics. Seewooruttun joined EY through the acquisition of C3, a data and analytics firm, where he was the head of analytics.
Publicis Sapient’s country MD for Australia Angela Robinson said the appointment reflects the priority the company is placing on AI-driven offerings in disrupting the consulting industry to drive more value for clients.
“Gavin has proven that he is an innovative and trusted advisor to clients," she said.
"He is ideally positioned to drive the evolution of our data and AI capabilities and play a key role in accelerating our strategic growth across the region.”
“I am incredibly excited to join Publicis Sapient and contribute to a forward-thinking team that is passionately committed to leveraging data and AI to drive impactful digital business transformation,” said Seewooruttun.
“Australia is poised to be a leader in the digital age, and I am eager to help our clients unlock new opportunities and achieve sustainable growth through innovative AI-driven strategies.”
Data and AI are at the heart of Publicis Sapient’s SPEED – Strategy, Product, Experience, Engineering and Data and AI – capabilities and the core of the company’s digital business transformation value proposition.