About New Digital Intelligence

At NDI, we combine our AI Employee portfolio with implementation, integration, managed operations, and ongoing optimisation. Our commercial model is usage-based, with no upfront core implementation cost and no volume commitment.

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NDI in Facts

We are a young and dynamically growing company, passionate about helping organisations to transform their business with AI employees.

Founded in 2023

Founded in Zug, Switzerland, by former Accenture and Deloitte executives to make enterprise GenAI practical from day one.

70+ Generative AI experts

NDI brings together more than 70 Generative AI experts and enthusiasts.

Usage-based model

Clients pay based on actual usage, without upfront core implementation cost or volume commitment under NDI’s commercial model.

International presence

Active in eight global markets: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, UAE, UK, USA and Switzerland, with offices and main delivery team locations in Verona (Italy) and Bucharest (Romania).

Mid-sized to large organisations

NDI builds for medium to large corporates that want GenAI adoption tied to practical business cases.

Engineering capability

Main delivery team locations in Verona (Italy) and Bucharest (Romania)

NDI’s profile is international, implementation-led, and focused on turning GenAI into operated business capability.

Operating Principles

NDI’s service model combines reusable AI Employee patterns, partner technology, implementation know-how, and managed improvement.

Work from existing business workflows.
Use reusable modules where they fit.
Build toward measurable operational impact.

Monitor quality and satisfaction.
Improve source content and implementation details.
Keep the AI Employee evolving after production launch.

NDI implements standardised AI solutions from leading technology partners and develops its own ready-to-use AI products.

The result is a company model built around adoption, operation, and measurable business use, not one-off AI experimentation.

Company News and Press Releases

Recent updates from NDI, including partnerships, product news, and announcements.

Nov 25, 2025 Press Releases Use Cases & Industries AI Employees & Digital Workers

Leaf Trust Partners with New Digital Intelligence to Transform SEN Assessment Process with Generative AI

Press release: The Leaf Trust adopts SARAA (SEN Assessment Request AI Assistant) to streamline EHC Needs Assessments for children with SEND.

Jan 25, 2025 Company News

NDI Acquires Adornis To Strengthen AI Development Capability

NDI acquires Adornis Ventures GmbH; Kai Brobeil joins as Global Chief Product Officer. Combined strengths in AI development and market coverage.

Jan 17, 2025 Company News

NDI Welcomes New Global Chief Revenue Officer to Drive AI Innovation and Growth

Amir Peled joins NDI as Global Chief Revenue Officer on 1 February 2025 to lead business development, sales, and marketing.

Jan 10, 2025 Press Releases Implementation & Operations

EMA and NDI deepen partnership with multi-year collaboration contract

NDI and EMA Unlimited deepen their strategic collaboration: co-development of AI employees, expanded market reach, growth commitments, and partner enablement.

Dec 27, 2024 Press Releases Use Cases & Industries AI Employees & Digital Workers

Universum and NDI collaborate to develop an Exam Grading AI

UNI and NDI partner to enhance exam grading with the Student Exam Grading Assistant (SEGA), faster feedback and more time for teaching.

Jul 1, 2024 Company News Trust, Safety & Compliance

Bird & Bird: Generative AI compliance and legal partnership with NDI

NDI partners exclusively with Bird & Bird for legal advice on generative AI, covering the AI Act, contracts, IP, data protection, and practical policies for safe deployment.

The NDI Team

Leadership

Michael Burian

Group Chief Executive Officer

Michael Burian has 25 years of experience in IT, including 15 years in Cloud, 5 years in Data & AI, and 2 years in Generative AI. He has been a Generative AI start-up founder and held the role of Senior Managing Director at Accenture and Senior Partner at Deloitte.

Kai Brobeil

Group Chief Technology Officer

Kai Brobeil has 12 years of experience in software development, 10 years leading technical teams, 10 years in deep technical research collaborations, and 4 years working with Generative AI, including transformers and language models

Kohan Schumacher

Group Chief Product Officer & Managing Director Germany

NDI Office Cologne

Over 15 years experience in AI focused businesses and more than 10 years of experience in senior leadership roles across industries like telco, banking, healthcare in organisations as Microsoft, Nuance, and INFORM.

Kishore Rachapudi

Group Chief Revenue Officer

NDI Office Sheridan

Three decades of experience in sales, delivery, and business leadership within technology consulting and outsourcing. Served as Chief Commercial Officer at Thoughtworks, playing a pivotal role in driving the company’s growth strategy and execution.

Rupert Schmutzer

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

Former Accenture management consultant with more than 10 years of experience in executive search, particularly supporting high-growth scale-ups.

Country Managing Directors

Tristan O'Dwyer

Country Managing Director UK

NDI Office London

Massimiliano Tedeschi

Country Managing Director Italy

NDI Office Milan

Egidio Pasquinetti

Country Managing Director Italy

NDI Office Milan

Naresh Kumar

Originator

NDI Office Dubai

Jean-Albert Vilmer

Country Managing Director France

NDI Office Paris

Andreas Finke

Country Managing Director Switzerland

NDI Office Zug

Muhammad Mudassar

Country Managing Director UAE (United Arab Emirates)

NDI Office Dubai

Advisory Board

Chris Ward

Chair of the Advisory Board

Manfred Köhl

Advisory Board Member

Arnaud Caplier

Advisory Board Member

Anthony Brogden-Ward

Product Board, Exam Grading Assistant

Maher Chebbo

Advisory Board Member

Our Office Locations

NDI operates through commercial offices across several markets.