COMET, a UK-based specialist in investigation and assurance software designed for high-risk industries, has announced that Dr Douglas Leith has taken on a new role as its new chief intelligence officer (CIO).
This newly created role reflects COMET’s commitment to advancing the way organisations gather, analyse, and utilise data to drive smarter, more strategic decision-making.
Mark Rushton, CEO of COMET said: "Poor data leads to poor information. Poor information leads to poor intelligence.
“Poor intelligence leads to poor decision-making. With Dr Leith’s appointment, we’re putting intelligence at the forefront, ensuring our tools and services empower businesses to make better, data-driven decisions."
In his role, Dr Leith (pictured) will oversee the optimisation of data, information, and intelligence within COMET’s product suite, as well as lead initiatives to improve data practices within client organisations.
His work will ensure that COMET’s customers can rely on high-quality data and actionable intelligence to enhance both strategic and operational outcomes.
COMET’s focus on intelligence is already reflected in upcoming innovations.
In 2025, COMET will launch an enhanced Signals module, designed to help professionals easily extract actionable insights from their data and proactively identify future risks.
Additionally, the company’s new Data HealthCheck service is assisting clients in improving data collection methods, ensuring data quality, and streamlining information processing.
Dr Leith brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having started his career with a PhD in applied Artificial Intelligence nearly 40 years ago.
He said: "In many ways, AI’s role hasn’t changed—it’s always been about supporting human decision-making.
"Back then, my work led to a commercial product that helped maintenance managers decide which machines to repair and when, offering intelligence to make more informed, timely decisions.
“Today, we’re using digital technologies to uncover hidden insights in data, empowering organisations to make the best decisions possible."
With Dr Leith at the helm of COMET’s intelligence initiatives, the company is poised to redefine how businesses leverage data for smarter, safer, and more efficient operations.
Presenter Black Country Radio & Black Country Xtra
The following Cookies are used on this Site. Users who allow all the Cookies will enjoy the best experience and all functionality on the Site will be available to you.
You can choose to disable any of the Cookies by un-ticking the box below but if you do so your experience with the Site is likely to be diminished.
In order to interact with this site.
To help us to measure how users interact with content and pages on the Site so we can make
things better.
To show content from Google Maps.
To show content from YouTube.
To show content from Vimeo.
To share content across multiple platforms.
To view and book events.
To show user avatars and twitter feeds.
To show content from TourMkr.
To interact with Facebook.
To show content from WalkInto.