LambdaTest hires Maneesh Sharma as COO
Maneesh Sharma, previously GitHub General Manager for India, has joined LambdaTest as its Chief Operating Officer. Maneesh will lead all the go-to-market functions in the company. Maneesh, who has over 22 years of experience, was leading GitHub India.....»»
BMW hires former Polestar design boss as part of creative team reshuffle
Maximilian Missoni will oversee the design of the automaker's upper-midsize and luxury class models......»»
X hires ex-Hyundai marketer Angela Zepeda as global head of marketing
X CEO Linda Yaccarino says the former automotive marketer will “further shape our transformation.”.....»»
GM hires another ex-Apple executive to bolster software unit
GM has hired another ex-Apple executive to bolster its software unit, with Tim Twerdahl being named vice president of product management for the unit......»»
VW hires labor relations exec from GM ahead of UAW talks
Christena Wilson, who was human resources and labor relations site director at GM's assembly plant in Arlington, Texas, will take charge of VW's upcoming negotiations with the UAW in Chattanooga......»»
iPhone 16 production now in full flow as Foxconn hires 50,000 more workers
iPhone 16 production is now said to have ramped up to peak production, with Foxconn taking on an extra 50,000 workers in its largest assembly plant. The company last month increased both base pay and bonuses to help it recruit enough new workers t.....»»
Goodyear hires former Stellantis executives Mamatha Chamarthi, Will Roland
Goodyear CEO Mark Stewart, formerly Stellantis COO for North America, is bringing two former colleagues to senior executive posts at Goodyear. .....»»
Former Tesla, GM charging pros join EVgo
The new hires will position EVgo for growth in an increasingly competitive market, the company said......»»
Apple hires Cynthia Bowman as new VP of diversity
Apple this week announced the hiring of Cynthia Bowman, a banking veteran, as its new Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity. She’s taking over the role from Barbara Whye, who joined the company in 2021 after leaving Intel. more….....»»
$59B UAW retiree benefits trust hires ex-GM exec as CEO
The UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust has appointed a former General Motors Co. executive as its CEO. Jessica Gubing will take on the role June 4, heading up a trust launched in 2010 to protect retiree health benefits, which has grown to $58.6 billi.....»»
Ford hires former Lucid exec Sherry House as incoming CFO
Ford is promoting CFO John Lawler to vice chair, focusing on strategic development, global partnerships and engagement with global leaders......»»
Stellantis hires engineers in Brazil, India for $53,000 a year to save costs
Stellantis is pursuing an aggressive cost-cutting program and is said to want to have roughly two-thirds of the company’s engineers in lower-cost countries over the longer term......»»
Aston Martin hires Pedro Mota to lead Americas region
As Aston Martin begins the move away from gasoline engines and revamps its lineup, the British automaker is leaning on veteran executives with decades of experience at ultraluxury brands......»»
Hyundai plans $51 billion investment in EVs, software-defined vehicles over 3 years
Hyundai is adding 80,000 new employees, including 44,000 new hires in electrification, SDVs and carbon neutrality......»»
Aston Martin, in midst of turnaround, hires Bentley"s Adrian Hallmark as CEO
Adrian Hallmark, a seasoned automotive executive, had become a recruitment target for Aston Martin after returning Bentley to consistent profitability. .....»»
Apple ramps up work on ad-supported Apple TV+ plan
Apple is ramping up its plans to bring ads to Apple TV+, at least based on the number of recent hires the company has made. A new report from Business Insider this week says that Apple’s most recent hire is Joseph Cady, an ad executive who spent 14.....»»
Living species of daddy longlegs has two additional sets of underdeveloped eyes as embryos
While some people may first associate daddy longlegs with, well, their long legs, researchers Guilherme Gainett and Prashant Sharma have been especially focused on the arachnids' eyes. In their paper published last week in the journal Current Biology.....»»
Scout Motors, forging ahead as EV growth slows, breaks ground on S.C. plant
The groundbreaking of Scout Motors' $2 billion plant follows the fledgling automaker's decision to set up core R&D operations in Metro Detroit and a number of key hires......»»
Rivian hires marketing chief from Meta after signing execs from Apple, Porsche and Stellantis
The new CMO, Jennifer Prenner, has held posts at Meta and Amazon. She joins recent executive hires from Apple and Porsche as Rivian prepares to present its R2 platform for future models in March......»»
GM hires Kurt Kelty, formerly of Tesla, to lead automaker"s EV battery strategy
Kurt Kelty will be tasked with leading GM's overall approach to EV batteries, including sourcing raw materials and investing in and commercializing battery technology......»»
Canonical wants better Snap support outside Ubuntu, based on latest hires
Returning developer says he might get to "change some of the old ideas." Enlarge (credit: Canonical/Ubuntu) Snaps, the self-contained application packages that Ubuntu has long seen as a simpler app store and a potential.....»»