Esther Wu

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<p>Esther&nbsp;Wu&nbsp;is&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President&nbsp;and&nbsp;Group&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Information&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;at&nbsp;Carlsberg&nbsp;Group,&nbsp;based&nbsp;in&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;Kong.&nbsp;She&nbsp;leads&nbsp;the&nbsp;company’s&nbsp;global&nbsp;technology,&nbsp;digital,&nbsp;data,&nbsp;cybersecurity&nbsp;and&nbsp;AI&nbsp;agenda,&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;focus&nbsp;on&nbsp;modernizing&nbsp;core&nbsp;platforms,&nbsp;simplifying&nbsp;the&nbsp;technology&nbsp;landscape&nbsp;and&nbsp;strengthening&nbsp;the&nbsp;foundations&nbsp;needed&nbsp;to&nbsp;scale&nbsp;digital&nbsp;and&nbsp;AI&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;business.</p><p></p><p>Under&nbsp;her&nbsp;leadership,&nbsp;Carlsberg&nbsp;launched&nbsp;its&nbsp;first&nbsp;Global&nbsp;Capability&nbsp;Centre&nbsp;in&nbsp;India&nbsp;and&nbsp;established&nbsp;an&nbsp;AI&nbsp;and&nbsp;Automation&nbsp;Centre&nbsp;of&nbsp;Excellence&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;AI&nbsp;from&nbsp;experimentation&nbsp;into&nbsp;practical&nbsp;business&nbsp;use.&nbsp;Her&nbsp;work&nbsp;includes&nbsp;applying&nbsp;AI&nbsp;across&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;growth,&nbsp;marketing,&nbsp;supply&nbsp;chain&nbsp;and&nbsp;corporate&nbsp;functions,&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;responsible&nbsp;AI&nbsp;governance&nbsp;and&nbsp;close&nbsp;partnership&nbsp;between&nbsp;business&nbsp;and&nbsp;technology&nbsp;teams.</p><p></p><p>Before&nbsp;becoming&nbsp;Group&nbsp;CIO,&nbsp;Esther&nbsp;spent&nbsp;six&nbsp;years&nbsp;leading&nbsp;technology&nbsp;across&nbsp;Carlsberg’s&nbsp;Asia&nbsp;business.&nbsp;She&nbsp;is&nbsp;known&nbsp;for&nbsp;her&nbsp;practical,&nbsp;people-centered&nbsp;approach,&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;focus&nbsp;on&nbsp;measurable&nbsp;business&nbsp;value&nbsp;and&nbsp;developing&nbsp;the&nbsp;skills&nbsp;people&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;work&nbsp;confidently&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;AI-enabled&nbsp;organization.</p><p></p>