Cevo hires former Macquarie AI leader to head AI adoption

Cevo has appointed Jeff Voigt, a former Macquarie Group AI leader, as Head of AI Adoption in a newly created role.

Cevo said Voigt will lead its AI Adoption work with organisations across Australia. The company linked the appointment to customer demand for AI work that moves beyond pilot projects and into governed deployment.

New Role

Cevo positioned the role as spanning both customer delivery and internal development. The company said Voigt will shape its AI go-to-market strategy. Cevo also said he will support presales activities and build reusable intellectual property and accelerators. It also plans for him to grow the company's AI capability and team.

Cevo operates as an Australian AWS consulting partner. It works on cloud platforms, data programmes and AI projects for local organisations, including government and enterprise customers.

Banking Background

Voigt brings more than 25 years of experience in technology and transformation programmes in banking and financial services, according to Cevo. His most recent role was Head of AI and Emerging Technology within Commodities and Global Markets at Macquarie Group.

Cevo said Voigt founded and scaled the CGM AI Accelerator at Macquarie. It also said he led delivery of multiple production-grade generative AI solutions. The company highlighted his earlier senior roles at Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and Deutsche Bank.

The appointment lands at a time when many large organisations assess how to control risk in AI deployments. Regulated sectors have increased focus on governance, security and auditability. They have also reviewed where data sits and how models interact with it, particularly as generative AI tools expand into day-to-day workflows.

"I'm excited to be joining Cevo at such an important moment for enterprise AI", said Jeff Voigt, Head of AI Adoption, Cevo.

"Many organisations know AI will be transformational, but struggle to bridge the gap between strategy and real delivery. What attracted me to Cevo is its clear focus on helping organisations move from ambition to a coherent and actionable AI strategy to governed, production-ready solutions that deliver measurable business value," said Voigt.

"I have spent my career working in complex, regulated environments, and I'm passionate about building AI capabilities that are responsible, scalable and embedded into real workflows," said Voigt. "That starts with strong cloud foundations and disciplined data governance. Combined with Cevo's AI Studio approach and deep AWS expertise, this provides a powerful platform to help organisations make AI practical, trusted and impactful," said Voigt.

Market Demand

Damian Coyne, CEO of Cevo, said the company sees rising demand for AI work that reaches production with controls in place.

"We're incredibly excited to welcome Jeff to Cevo. There is enormous momentum in the AI space right now, and our customers are increasingly looking for partners who can help them move beyond experimentation and into safe, scalable production delivery. Jeff brings a rare combination of deep strategy, hands-on delivery experience and an understanding of what it takes to deploy AI responsibly in regulated environments," said Damian Coyne, CEO, Cevo.

Coyne also pointed to changing customer thinking about cloud deployment models for AI systems, including sovereign and hybrid approaches. "We're seeing a clear shift from 'cloud-first' to 'cloud-smart', with growing interest in sovereign, compliant and hybrid AI architectures. Continued investment from AWS in next-generation AI infrastructure reinforces this direction, and Jeff's experience will help ensure our customers are well-positioned to take advantage of these capabilities in a practical, future-ready way", said Coyne.

Cevo described Voigt's remit as covering both strategic planning and delivery discipline. The company said the role focuses on governed AI programmes, which typically include data governance, model oversight, change control and operational monitoring. It also described its own approach through an "AI Studio" offering, which it framed as a way of packaging repeatable delivery methods.

The company said it has worked with more than 200 organisations. It also said its teams cover cloud platforms, data and AI work. Cevo positioned the appointment as part of continued investment in AI leadership and delivery capacity as customers move from proof-of-concept work into operational deployments.