Investment manager M&G plc has appointed Matt Mansour as chief technology and AI officer.

Mansour will join on Wednesday 16th September and report to group CEO Andrea Rossi. He replaces Chris Cochrane, who is stepping down from his role at the end of July after eight years with the firm.

Mansour brings more than 30 years of international experience leading large-scale technology, digital, operations and business transformation programmes across the financial services sector. Most recently, he’s been consulting at SMBC Group as COO for AI enablement and next gen technology. Mansour was also part of the founding executive team for AI startup kAIgentic, where he is now a strategic adviser.

Prior to this, he spent seven years at QBE Insurance following a number of senior leadership roles at Barclays and more than a decade at General Electric.