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AllianceBernstein (AB) announced Andrew Chin as the firms first Director of Artificial Intelligence.

As a member of ABs Operating Committee with a 27-year career at the firm, Chin previously served as Head of Investment Sciences and Solutions at AB. Throughout his career, he has held various positions, including Head of Quantitative Research and Data Scientist, and served as the firms Chief Risk Officer for over a decade.

The appointment of Andrew to this new position recognizes our companys progress with AI and its future potential, said ABs Chief Operating Officer, Karl Sprules.

In his previous role, he was Head of Investment Sciences and Solutions and a member of the firms Operating Committee. Additionally, he has held several leadership positions in quantitative research, risk management, and portfolio management in the firms New York and London offices since joining AB in 1997.

Chin holds a Bachelors degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, and an MBA in Finance from Cornell University.

As AI continues to play a fundamental and transformative role in enhancing ABs operational, business, and investment research procedures, and improving efficiency across all corporate functions, we look forward to having an industry veteran like Andrew lead our company into the future in this newly created role, added Sprules.

Chin also appreciated the firms commitment to the new role.

This new role signifies the evolution not only of my professional trajectory at AB but also of the increasingly significant role that data science and artificial intelligence are playing across the financial services industry, said Chin.

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