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The strategic importance of data and artificial intelligence continues to rise within enterprise organizations, leading to the creation of new C-suite roles dedicated to harnessing their potential. Teradata has formalized this focus by appointing Josh Fecteau as its first Chief Data and AI Officer, a move that highlights the company's commitment to leading by example in the agentic AI era.
Teradata appoints Josh Fecteau as its inaugural Chief Data and AI Officer (CDAO).
Fecteau will lead the company's enterprise-wide internal data and AI strategy.
He will oversee the "Teradata on Teradata" initiative, using its own platform for AI solutions.
The role is designed to demonstrate the transformative power of Teradata's platform to customers.
Fecteau has been with Teradata since 2019, modernizing its internal data ecosystem.
His work positions Teradata as "customer zero" to inspire and inform client AI journeys.
A central component of Fecteau's new role will be leading the "Teradata on Teradata" initiative. This involves building enterprise-scale solutions using Teradata’s own technology suite, including its latest AI innovations. By acting as its own first and most important customer, Teradata aims to strengthen its service offerings, improve business operations, and enhance the customer experience. This initiative provides direct, real-world feedback to product teams, helping to accelerate and refine offerings for the market.
The appointment is strategically focused on bridging the gap between rapid AI advancements and their practical, secure implementation within large corporations. Fecteau's mandate is to harness Teradata's data capabilities to build intelligent and scalable AI solutions that transform internal operations. His experience since joining Teradata in 2019, during which he led the modernization of the company’s internal data ecosystem and spearheaded the deployment of scalable agentic AI capabilities, provides a strong foundation for this enterprise-wide effort.
“This is a pivotal moment—not just for Teradata, but for enterprises across the globe,” said Josh Fecteau, Chief Data and AI Officer at Teradata. “AI is disrupting entire industries, but there's a paradox between the incredibly fast advancements and the haphazard and disparate enablement within corporations. My vision is to harness Teradata’s unmatched data capabilities to build intelligent, scalable, and secure AI solutions that empower our people, transform our operations, and inspire our customers. We’re not just modernizing—we’re redefining what’s possible.”
“Josh has already delivered transformative impact at Teradata—from modernizing our internal data architecture to leading the development of scalable AI solutions, including agentic AI, that are now shaping our product and services strategy,” said Mike Hutchinson, Chief Operating Officer at Teradata. “His track record of execution and innovation makes him the right leader to accelerate our AI journey and drive meaningful outcomes across the business.”
By appointing an internal leader to the CDAO role, Teradata is reinforcing its message that its platform is capable of driving the most demanding AI transformations, using its own corporate evolution as the primary case study.
At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with trusted information. We offer the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data and trusted AI, we enable more confident decision-making, unlock faster innovation, and drive the impactful business results organizations need most.
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