ADM has named Shankar Ranganathan Vice President of Data and AI. In the new role, he will be heading the overall global enterprise’s Data, Analytics, and AI organization. Ranganathan brings more than 26 years of experience building and scaling enterprise Data, AI, Data Science, and Advanced Analytics organizations for Fortune 100 companies across insurance, retail, supply chain, financial services, and consumer packaged goods.

Before joining ADM, Ranganathan served as Chief Data & AI Officer at Trustmark Insurance & Benefits, where he built the enterprise Data & AI organization from the ground up and developed a board-approved, multi-year AI strategy. He also modernized the company’s data platform on Azure Databricks, established automated data and AI governance, and deployed AI and analytics solutions across customer service, underwriting, sales, enrollment, and billing.

Previously, Ranganathan founded and led a data organization at Ameritas, modernizing data platforms and delivering data, generative AI, and machine learning solutions across customer segmentation, underwriting scoring, pricing, and claims automation. He has also served as Vice President of Data Science at Atria Senior Living and AVP and Head of Customer Data & Analytics at L Brands, where he led analytics for Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works.

Ranganathan holds an MBA in Marketing & Finance from The Ohio State University and an MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

Sharing the news on LinkedIn, Ranganathan said, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ADM’s mission — unlocking the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide — is one where Data and AI can make a real difference.”