UBS Appoints Daniele Magazzeni as Chief AI Officer to Lead Firm-Wide AI Strategy

AI Summary

• →UBS has appointed Daniele Magazzeni as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, effective 1 January 2026, to advance the firm's AI strategy and increase adoption of new technologies.
• →Morgan, where he served as Chief Analytics Officer for the EMEA region and the Commercial and Investment Bank, and previously was Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence at King's College London.
• →He will lead the Chief Artificial Intelligence Office, overseeing deployment of AI-powered tools at scale, maintaining standards, and building technological foundations across the organization.
• →Magazzeni will report to Mike Dargan, Group Chief Operations and Technology Officer, and be based in London.
• →UBS currently has over 300 live AI use cases and is rolling out AI-powered tools to all employees, including M365 Copilot and its in-house AI Assistant Red.