Eptura, a workplace and asset management software company, named Nuala Larkin its first Chief AI Officer on November 3, 2026, according to Metro Atlanta CEO. Larkin will lead the company's AI strategy across the organization, with a focus on simplifying work, increasing productivity and improving employee and customer experiences.
Larkin has led Eptura's AI Center of Excellence and its move toward what the company calls a Frontier Firm operating model. Before Eptura she held senior roles at Forcepoint in product, strategic program management, customer success operations and technical support.
Eptura is moving its research and development organization toward AI-native ways of working and is identifying high-value AI use cases to incubate and scale. The company reported that it has surpassed its goal of a 20 percent increase in internal productivity through AI initiatives. Earlier this year it expanded Eptura AI, a suite of AI assistants and agents that connects workplace, facilities, asset, visitor and real estate data.
The platform runs on Microsoft Azure and integrates with Microsoft Copilot, Places, Power BI, Outlook and Teams. Eptura is developing experiences that let employees and maintenance teams interact with the built environment in natural language through Microsoft Copilot.
Raj Batra, chief executive of Eptura, said: "AI creates real value when it moves beyond isolated experiments and becomes part of how a company operates." Larkin said: "AI adoption doesn't happen when you give people new tools." She added that her focus is on finding where AI removes friction, proving what works and making those approaches repeatable across the company.
Source: Metro Atlanta CEO - https://metroatlantaceo.com/news/2026/11/eptura-names-first-chief-ai-officer/