Grocery retailer Kroger has announced the appointment of Milen Mahadevan as Chief Data and AI Officer, a newly created position at the company. Mahadevan will continue serving as President and CEO of 84.51°, Kroger's data analytics subsidiary, while taking on oversight of the company's data and AI platform and customer technology teams.
The appointment consolidates Kroger's data and AI functions under a single leader. Mahadevan will work with business leaders across the company to embed AI capabilities into business processes and develop what Kroger described as next-generation agentic capabilities.
"With data and data science at the core of our ongoing and accelerated transformation, Milen will lead Kroger's AI journey by developing next-generation agentic capabilities that reinvent how we operate as an enterprise and redefine how we engage with our customers," a Kroger spokesperson said.
