Fractional CAIO support in Birmingham, delivered by Richard J. Keenlyside - a senior technology operator with three decades of board-level leadership across UK and international businesses. The West Midlands is the UK's largest manufacturing region and a growing financial-services and professional-services hub - particularly post-HSBC's UK head office relocation to Birmingham.
On-site days in Birmingham or the wider West Midlands by arrangement, with the bulk of the engagement delivered remotely on a weekly cadence.
Travel and on-site: Direct rail access from London Euston (~1h20) and Manchester Piccadilly (~1h30). On-site days typically combine Birmingham city centre with site visits.
Manufacturing-sector engagements with MAN Trucks and Webasto Group, both with UK operations across the Midlands and northern England.
Businesses deploying AI at scale, navigating EU AI Act obligations, or facing board and investor scrutiny on AI risk - particularly those needing a credible named AI executive without the cost of a permanent hire.
On-site days in Birmingham or the wider West Midlands by arrangement, with the bulk of the engagement delivered remotely on a weekly cadence.
Manufacturing-sector engagements with MAN Trucks and Webasto Group, both with UK operations across the Midlands and northern England.
Businesses deploying AI at scale, navigating EU AI Act obligations, or facing board and investor scrutiny on AI risk - particularly those needing a credible named AI executive without the cost of a permanent hire.
Most Fractional CAIO engagements run for an initial 90-day discovery period followed by an ongoing leadership cadence. Typical outcomes include: A board-ready AI governance framework with named executive accountability; EU AI Act readiness across all in-scope high-risk AI use cases; An AI use-case intake, risk-assessment and approval process the board can defend; Credible AI risk reporting aligned to audit committee and investor expectations.
Direct rail access from London Euston (~1h20) and Manchester Piccadilly (~1h30). On-site days typically combine Birmingham city centre with site visits.
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