CoPoint AI names Kelly Habbas vice president

CoPoint AI said Kelly Habbas will join the Dallas-based enterprise AI consultancy as vice president on Sept. 23, 2026. The hire is aimed at strengthening delivery, growth and executive relationships as more companies look for help turning AI plans into business results.

Why it matters: - CoPoint AI is adding a veteran technology executive as it tries to expand its enterprise AI consulting business. - The hire brings experience from both consulting and CIO roles, a mix that can help the firm advise senior leaders weighing AI adoption, risk and execution.

What happened: - CoPoint AI announced that Kelly Habbas will join the company as vice president, effective Sept. 23, 2026. - Habbas will help solidify delivery, create growth and build executive relationships. - Habbas will work with co-founder and CEO John Humphrey and President and COO Dipesh Patel from CoPoint AI’s Dallas headquarters.

The details: - Habbas has 30 years of executive experience. - Habbas has served as CIO at retail energy companies including Clearview, Stream and Direct Energy. - Habbas also served as CIO at Brinks Home Security for several years. - Habbas began consulting work at Arthur Andersen, Hitachi and CapGemini. - Humphrey said clients want people who can define “the art of the possible” and move quickly to solutions. - Habbas said CoPoint AI’s target client is the CXO who knows they need to move on AI but needs help early in the process. - Habbas said his CIO background gives him a perspective on AI from both opportunity and risk and safety.

Between the lines: - CoPoint AI is positioning itself as a guide for executives who know AI matters but have not mapped the first steps. - The company is leaning on senior-level credibility and practical delivery experience rather than broad AI marketing language. - CoPoint AI says its work combines strategic advisory with engineering across agentic software development, vector and elastic search for enterprise knowledge, and agent orchestration. - CoPoint AI says that combination is designed to help clients define what is possible and build solutions that create measurable business value. - CoPoint AI describes itself as an enterprise AI consulting and engineering firm that helps organizations move from AI opportunity to business impact.

What's next: - Habbas is expected to help the company deepen executive relationships and support growth plans. - CoPoint AI will continue targeting CXO-level buyers looking for early guidance on AI strategy and execution. - The company’s LinkedIn page is available here.