US EditionIBM Study: CEOs Are Reshaping C-Suite Roles for the AI Era
IBM says 76% of surveyed organizations now have a Chief AI Officer as CEOs redesign leadership teams to scale AI and improve business results.
- On Monday, a new IBM study revealed CEOs are redesigning C-suite roles for the AI era, while a separate Boston Consulting Group report detailed deep boardroom tensions over strategy and implementation speed.
- Sixty-One percent of CEOs report their boards are rushing AI transformation, exposing a leadership divide as boards favor faster implementation while CEOs prefer a more measured approach.
- Data shows 76% of organizations have appointed a Chief AI Officer, yet 35% of CEOs say boards overestimate the human capabilities that AI can replace.
- Approximately 80% of both groups agree that prospective board members should demonstrate measurable AI understanding, prompting leaders to prioritize upskilling to bridge knowledge gaps.
- IBM Consulting Senior Vice President Mohamad Ali noted that successful CEOs are 'redesigning their organizations to bring together the best people with the best technology' to deliver results enterprise-wide.
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Sixty-One Percent of CEOs Say Their Boards Are Rushing AI Transformation
New Research from Boston Consulting Group Reveals Disconnect at the Top on AI Strategy and ExecutionThree-Quarters of Board Members Believe They Understand AI, but 35% of CEOs Say Boards Overestimate the Human Capabilities AI Can ReplaceMore Than Half of CEOs…
IBM Study: CEOs are Reshaping C-suite Roles for the AI Era - CanadianSME Small Business Magazine
76% of surveyed organizations now have a Chief AI Officer, up from 26% a year ago 59% of CEO respondents say the CHRO’s influence will increase over the next few years Nearly two-thirds of surveyed CEOs are comfortable using AI to help inform major strategic decisions A new global study from the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value finds that the accelerating pace of AI is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to driv…
AI prompts CEOs to reshape C-suite roles
The accelerating pace of AI is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to drive greater business impact across the enterprise, according to the latest IBM CEO study. The IBM Institute for Business Value, in cooperation with Oxford Economics, conducted a survey of 2,000 CEOs and equivalent senior leaders across 33 geographies and 21 industries from February to April 2026. “The CEO’s role has always been to lead through disrupti…
CEOs are reshaping C-suite roles for the AI era
The accelerating pace of artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to drive greater business impact across the enterprise. In the foreword of a new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM vice-chairman Gary Cohn writes: “The CEO’s role has always been to lead through disruption. What AI changes is the velocity and consequences of leadership. “Enterprises that succeed will operat…
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