Adapdix Corporation, a provider of EdgeOps™ automation software, has appointed Jean Lau as chief technology officer (CTO). Jean Lau will head up Adapdix’s technology team, driving architecture, technology strategy and development of its EdgeOps™ platform. Before joining Adapdix, Lau was VP and Head of Engineering at Hitachi Vantara’s Software Digital business unit, where she was responsible for…
Hyundai Motor Group has named Ben Diachun as the chief technology officer of its Urban Air Mobility Division (the Division), effective immediately. Diachun will report to Jaiwon Shin, President at Hyundai Motor Group and Head of Urban Air Mobility Division and will develop the Division’s technology strategy and vision with the goal of bringing Hyundai’s…
uShip, the logistics technology platform for large and bulky goods, has announced 27-year tech veteran Parimala (Pari) Rao has joined the company as its Chief Technology Officer. Rao comes to uShip at a pivotal time in the company’s 17-year history. Over the past several years, the company’s online freight platform has expanded its support of business shippers.…
VMware, an innovator in enterprise software, has appointed Guru Venkatachalam as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific and Japan. Prior to this role, he was CTO of Cloud Architecture at VMware. Guru will lead VMware’s efforts in Asia Pacific and Japan to build trusted partnerships with customers and partners and deliver solutions aligned to their strategic priorities.…
BT announced the creation of a new technology unit – Digital – to lead its digital innovation agenda, effective from 1 April 2021. The new unit will focus on the development and rapid delivery of innovative products, platforms and services in key areas such as healthcare and data. To lead the new unit, BT has…
Tenstorrent, a hardware start-up developing next generation computers, announced the addition of industry veteran Jim Keller as President, CTO, and board member. “Tenstorrent was founded on the belief that the ongoing shift towards ML-centric software necessitates a corresponding transformation in computational capabilities,” said Ljubisa Bajic, Tenstorrent’s CEO. “There is nobody more capable of executing this…
CMS, India’s largest Cash Management and Payment Solutions firm, has appointed Rohit Kilam as its new CTO, according to ETCIO report. Kilam will be reporting to the CEO Rajiv Kaul. CMS Info Systems handles cash processing to cash-in-transit, from cards to ATM network management, retail management and managed services. In this new role, Kilam will be…
India’s largest food delivery company, Swiggy recently announced that the company Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Rahul Jaimini, has resigned from his position to pursue another entrepreneurial venture. His resignation was announced by company CEO and Co-founder Sriharsha Majety in a blogpost, where he bid goodbye to his “magician” friend and business partner. Jaimini will…
Ride-hailing giant Uber has recently announced the departure of its Chief Technology Officer Thuan Pham. According to a company regulatory filing, Pham’s resignation will be effective May 16. Pham had joined the ride hailing tech company in 2013 and was the longest serving executive of the company. His departure comes at a time when Uber…
SaaS solution provider Clearwater Analytics recently announced that it has appointed Warren Barkley as Chief Technology Officer to oversee all technical aspects of the company. In his previous endeavors, Warren has held influential roles at Amazon, Microsoft, and SMART Technologies, and has been instrumental in the technological trajectories of those organizations and their offerings. “I…
In an attempt to get things back on track, online insurance startup Coverfox has recast its leadership team with Sanjib Jha joining the company as Chief Executive Officer. The company has also appointed Piyush Ranjan as the Chief Technology Officer and Manish Sultania as the Chief Finance Officer. Ranjan has worked with Ola, DoorMint, and…
Vaibhav Global Limited has announced the appointment of Jay Chandran as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Chandran previously served as CTO at Advantage Rent A Car and prior to that at US-based electronic retailer HSN, where he served for eleven years with his last assignment as the Operating Vice President of Information Technology for six years.…