EDM Association adds 14 board members from banks, tech and industry firms

EDM Association has added 14 board members over the past year, expanding representation across finance, technology and industrial firms worldwide. The move comes as the trade group builds on its expanded footprint after acquiring assets from Object Management Group and related standards organizations.

Why it matters: - EDM Association is widening its board as members contend with data management and AI optimization challenges. - The additions bring more industry diversity into a global membership community that spans more than 700 organizations and 30,000 professionals. - The board expansion also supports the association’s push to connect AI, data, software, systems and standards work under one trade group.

What happened: - EDM Association announced the addition of 14 board members who joined its Board of Directors over the past year. - The new board members come from firms including Dassault Systemes, Dell Technologies, Deutsche Bank, HSBC Hong Kong, Nordea, RBC, Element 22, Marsh, Model Driven Solutions Inc., Ortecha, Verizon, ANZ, DTCC and Goldman Sachs. - Board Chairman Peter Serenita said the additions bring new ideas, experience and expertise, while reinforcing community and collaboration.

The details: - The new board members are Gan Wang, Said Tabet, Saloni D Sharma, Jiahao Teo, Ole Busk Poulsen, Rex Davis, Predrag Dizdarevic, Liz Chacko, Ed Seidewitz, Mark McQueen, Mike Serhat, Kai Yang, Irina Molman and Umair Khattak. - Gan Wang is Vice President Systems Engineering Ecosystem at Dassault Systemes. - Said Tabet is Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies. - Saloni D Sharma is Head of Data Strategy & Governance at Deutsche Bank. - Jiahao Teo is Chief Data & Analytics Officer at HSBC Hong Kong. - Ole Busk Poulsen is Data Officer at Nordea. - Rex Davis is CDO at RBC. - Predrag Dizdarevic is Managing Partner at Element 22. - Liz Chacko is Senior Vice President, Data Governance at Marsh. - Ed Seidewitz is Chief Technology Officer at Model Driven Solutions Inc. - Mark McQueen is Managing Partner and Head of North America at Ortecha. - Mike Serhat is Senior Director, Data & Analytics Governance at Verizon. - Kai Yang is Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Asia & Middle East at ANZ. - Irina Molman is Data Governance Lead at DTCC. - Umair Khattak is Executive Director, Operational Risk, Data & AI at Goldman Sachs. - EDM Association said the board reflects the expanding diversity of industries participating in its global membership community. - The association said the board now represents more than 30 firms around the world.

Between the lines: - The board refresh follows EDM Association’s first year after acquiring assets from Object Management Group, including the OMG Standards Development Organization, Digital Twin Consortium, AREA and CISQ. - That acquisition created what the association describes as the world’s largest association for AI, data, software, systems and standards professionals. - The timing suggests EDM Association is using board growth to deepen its reach across finance, enterprise software and industrial technology.

What's next: - EDM Association is likely to continue using its board and membership base to advance standards, best practices and training across data and AI disciplines. - The association says its community continues to work on digital twins, augmented reality, data management, AI optimization and regulatory initiatives. - More information is available in the association’s announcement at EDM Association.