Tech consultancy Kablamo appoints head of product and AI strategy

Australian technology consultancy Kablamo has appointed Nat Abood as head of product and AI strategy, tasking him with leading the design and delivery of AI and agentic solutions for the company's clients.

Abood joins from Xero, where he spent five years as principal product manager and led the development of agentic AI solutions to help teams build and use data products.

Before Xero, he led the integration of REA Group's customer-facing platforms with its CRM across Southeast Asia and unified the company's customer data in Australia to support personalised communications.

He also held a digital transformation role at Origin Energy, where he headed the overhaul of the company's online sales process and launched its first chatbots and voice assistants in partnership with Google.

In his new role, Abood will work with organisations to identify where emerging technology can improve products and processes and help turn those opportunities into practical solutions.

Based in Melbourne, he will also expand Kablamo's presence in Victoria.

"I have always been drawn to technology that gives people almost superhuman abilities, letting one person do what used to take a whole team. AI is putting that power in people's hands right now, and many organisations are still working out how to make the most of it," Abood said.

"What drew me to Kablamo was the team's curiosity and their focus on solving real problems. They have the breadth of experience to look at a challenge and use the right technology to deliver genuine value."

Kablamo co-CEO Allan Waddell said the appointment was part of the company's strategy to become a leader in agentic software engineering and agentic solutions.

"Everyone is talking about applied AI, but far fewer organisations know how to turn it into real business benefit," Waddell said.

"This is Nat's world, and it's exactly the expertise our clients are asking for."