Univar Solutions, an Apollo-backed global chemical and ingredients distributor, has appointed Matt Robuck Vice President of Data & AI. In his role, Robuck leads the company’s enterprise data, analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities, with responsibilities spanning strategy through execution, including engineering and platform teams.

Prior to joining Univar Solutions, Robuck served as Vice President of Data & Analytics at Georgia-Pacific, where he led an enterprise data and analytics organization spanning engineering, data management, governance, analytics, and AI. During his tenure, his teams reduced time-to-insight from weeks to hours, implemented the GP Data Platform, built more than 175 enterprise data products and 200 analytical models, and developed and executed solutions representing more than $100 million in business value.

Bringing more than 18 years of experience, Robuck has led enterprise-scale data, analytics, AI, and digital modernization initiatives across manufacturing and healthcare organizations. Earlier in his career, he held multiple technology and analytics leadership roles at Emory Healthcare, where he worked on enterprise analytics, cloud migration, clinical AI initiatives, systems integration, and electronic medical record transformation programs.

Showcasing his contributions to the field of data, he holds a position on the CDO Magazine Global Board. He was also named to CDO Magazine’s Top 25 Atlanta Data Leaders for 2025 and selected as one of its 40 Under 40 Data Leaders for 2025.

Looking ahead, Robuck is focused on helping organizations move beyond experimentation with data and AI toward scaled capabilities that improve decisions, automate work, accelerate value creation, and create sustainable competitive advantage.