Cerence has appointed Prateek Kathpal as Chief Technology Officer.
Kathpal will be responsible for Cerence’s technology vision, core products and product roadmaps, while also serving as head of Professional Services.
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“Prateek is a strong leader and strategist who brings deep product management expertise to the Cerence team at this pivotal stage,” said Cerence CEO, Sanjay Dhawan.
“He has a track record of leveraging innovation and a product roadmap strategy to drive growth and identify new business opportunities.”
Cerence, which recently spun out of Nuance Communications as an independent automotive AI company, delivers immersive experiences in cars.
Bringing together voice, touch, gesture, emotion, and gaze innovations, it creates deeper connections between drivers, their cars and the digital world around them.
“With the automotive space undergoing an unprecedented transformation on the eve of autonomous and increasingly connected vehicles, Cerence has an important role to play,” added Kathpal.
Cerence powers AI in nearly 300m cars on the road globally across more than 70 languages for nearly every major automaker in the world.
