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CARINA NEGREANU
PETE JUDSON DR PETER STONE JOB FROM : EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
SAILESH MUNAGALA

“ I am excited both to assume this new role and continue the research and teaching I do at UT ”

CARINA NEGREANU

JOB FROM : PRINCIPAL RESEARCH MANAGER , MICROSOFT
JOB TO : VICE PRESIDENT OF AI , ROBIN AI
Carina Negreanu has been appointed Vice President of AI at legal software company Robin AI , where she will be responsible for heading up the company ’ s R & D activities and ensuring alignment between the company ’ s research activities and its product roadmap and commercial objectives .

PETE JUDSON DR PETER STONE JOB FROM : EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

JOB TO : CHIEF SCIENTIST & DEPUTY PRESIDENT , SONY AI
Sony AI has appointed Dr Peter Stone as its new Chief Scientist as well as Deputy President of Sony AI .
In this position , Stone will be instrumental in directing the company ’ s AI strategy , overseeing critical initiatives ,
JOB FROM : SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT DESIGN , CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS EMEA , NTT GLOBAL DATA CENTERS
JOB TO : CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER , KAO DATA
Pete Judson joins data centre operator Kao Data , as its new Chief Operating Officer ( COO ). With more than 30 years of leadership experience across the spectrum of data centre life cycle services , Pete will help Kao Data accelerate growth of its advanced data centre platform across the UK and continental Europe . and providing support to researchers throughout the organisation . He will also facilitate collaboration among major projects .
As Chief Scientist , Stone will mentor the research team , encouraging them to expand the frontiers of AI while prioritising ethical considerations in their work .
He takes on this role part time as to fit around his role as Professor of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin .

SAILESH MUNAGALA

JOB FROM : ADVISOR , RELATIVITY
JOB TO : CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER , VECTRA AI
AI-driven cybersecurity company Vectra AI has appointed Sailesh Munagala as Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ). Experienced in managing finance for high-growth technology firms , Sailesh will push to expand the platform to address the rapid adoption of Gen AI tools .
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