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Successive Digital Welcomes Distinguished Industry Leaders to Its Board
Strengthening leadership to accelerate AI-driven innovation and enterprise transformation at scale
[DALLAS, April 10, 2026] - Successive Digital, an AI-native enterprise platform engineering and technology transformation company, today announced the appointment of Edwina Payne, Grant Shih, Julie Freeman, and Brian Benn to its Board of Directors.
These strategic appointments mark a significant milestone as the company strengthens its leadership and accelerates its vision for AI-led enterprise transformation. With deep expertise across global enterprises, digital innovation, and technology leadership, the new board members will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s strategic direction and long-term growth.
As part of our continued innovation journey, we are advancing our agentic-driven deployment with Kagen ADD, while expanding our AI-native portfolio. These solutions are designed to help enterprises modernize into intelligent, automated, and ROI-aligned organizations, enabling operational efficiency, sharper decision-making, and sustainable, scalable growth.
The newly appointed board members will bring valuable strategic guidance and industry perspective, helping us accelerate innovation, strengthen governance, and drive the next phase of growth in an increasingly AI-driven enterprise landscape.
Introducing the Board of Directors
Edwina Payne – Former CIO at Kellogg’s, Johnson & Johnson, Zimmer Biomet, and Halyard Health.
Grant Shih – CEO & Managing Partner at Magnitude Consulting LLC; former EVP & CTO at Vestis, with prior CIO roles and experience at Accenture.
Julie Freeman – Principal at JIF Strategy Consulting; former marketing leader at Accenture, Tata Consultancy Services, KPMG, and Cognizant.
Brian Benn – VP & CIO at Clark Atlanta University with experience at Atlanta Housing and technology advisory roles.
Leadership Perspectives
“As Successive Digital accelerates its growth as an AI-Native Enterprise Platform and Technology Transformation Services company, our new board members' strategic insight and expertise in enterprise transformation will be invaluable. We are thrilled to welcome Edwina, Julie, Grant, and Brian to our Board.” - Sid Pandey, CEO and Founder, Successive Digital
“I’m excited to chair Successive Digital’s advisory board as it builds on its momentum in AI and platform-driven transformation. Our focus is on shaping strategy and providing candid guidance to ensure innovation scales into measurable, long-term impact for our customers.” - Edwina Payne, Board Director and Board Chair
“I’m honored to join the Board of Successive Digital at such a pivotal moment in their growth, where aligning innovation and execution will take the enterprise to the next level. I look forward to leveraging my experience to help accelerate their strategic vision and drive meaningful, measurable impact for clients and stakeholders.” - Grant Shih, Board Director
“I am both humbled and honored to join the board of Successive Digital at such an exciting and important stage in the company’s evolution. I look forward to contributing my experience to help advance the company’s strategic growth, and support its continued global leadership in AI platforms, enterprise transformation, and next-generation technology services.” - Brian Benn, Board Director
“I’m thrilled to join the board and contribute my marketing leadership to advance the company’s mission at the forefront of AI-driven services. I look forward to collaborating with the team to accelerate innovation, amplify our impact, and drive meaningful growth.” - Julie Freeman, Board Director
About Successive Digital
Successive Digital is an AI-native enterprise platform and transformation partner helping organizations evolve into unified, scalable, and intelligent ecosystems. By combining deep expertise in cloud, data, and AI, the company enables enterprises to modernize operations and drive measurable business outcomes. At the core of this transformation is Kagen.ai, which powers Agentic-Driven Deployment (ADD™), an approach that orchestrates AI agents to streamline execution, automate complex workflows, and embed intelligence across enterprise systems. This enables faster innovation cycles, improved operational efficiency, and scalable, ROI-driven transformation across the enterprise.
