Deloitte Appoints First Chief AI Officer

Deloitte UK appoints first chief AI officer

Deloitte UK has appointed Hayley McKelvey as its first chief AI officer. McKelvey, who is joining the firm’s UK executive, will be responsible for driving the firm’s AI strategy across client services and internal operations. McKelvey most recently served as the professional services giant’s chief AI officer for the UK’s tax and legal practices. She has over 20 years of experience delivering digital transformation programmes for clients within D…

Deloitte UK picks Hayley McKelvey as first chief AI officer

Deloitte UK has created the role of chief AI officer and appointed Hayley McKelvey to the post, bringing AI strategy directly into its senior leadership. McKelvey assumed the new role on 1 June 2026. She will oversee the company’s AI agenda across both client-facing work and internal operations, with a brief to coordinate AI initiatives and embed the technology more deeply across the business. She stepped into the new position from her current r…

Hayley McKelvey becomes Deloitte’s first AI chief

As clients continue to turn to consulting firms for AI transformations, Deloitte has announced the creation of a new chief AI officer post. Hayley McKelvey will take on the role, bringing 20 years of technology and advisory knowhow to the role.

Deloitte UK appoints first chief AI officer in drive for ‘AI-enabled’ services

Deloitte has appointed its first chief AI officer in the UK in a push to become the country’s leading professional services firm, integrating AI into both client services and internal operations.  The Big Four giant said it has selected Hayley McKelvey for the newly-created role where she will be responsible for “accelerating the firm’s progress towards becoming the leading AI-enabled professional services firm in the UK.” McKelvey will be leadi…

Deloitte appoints first chief AI officer

Deloitte UK has appointed Hayley McKelvey as its first chief AI officer, a newly created role that places AI strategy at the heart of the firm’s leadership. McKelvey, who is joining the UK executive, effective 1 June 2026, will be responsible for driving the firm’s AI strategy across client services and internal operations and accelerating the firm’s progress towards becoming the leading AI-enabled professional services firm in the UK. McKelvey …