Luminar Bolsters Ranks with Tech Industry Leaders
Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR) announced key executive appointments to drive growth and efficiency in 2025. The company welcomed Alex Fishkin as Chief Legal Officer, Michael Southard as Vice President of Engineering, and promoted Marc Losiewicz to Chief Business Officer and General Manager.
Southard, formerly with Block and Meta, will lead LiDAR engineering activities as the company transitions from Iris to Halo products. Fishkin returns to Luminar after previously serving as Chief Legal Officer, bringing extensive legal and technology experience. Losiewicz, a four-year Luminar veteran with automotive industry expertise from ZF, will oversee business operations.
CEO Austin Russell emphasized these appointments align with Luminar's goals of strong growth and increased efficiency, reinforcing the company's position in enabling improved assisted and autonomous capabilities for global automakers.
Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR) ha annunciato importanti nomine esecutive per guidare la crescita e l'efficienza nel 2025. L'azienda ha accolto Alex Fishkin come Chief Legal Officer, Michael Southard come Vice President of Engineering, e ha promosso Marc Losiewicz a Chief Business Officer e General Manager.
Southard, precedentemente in Block e Meta, guiderà le attività di ingegneria LiDAR mentre l'azienda si sta trasferendo dai prodotti Iris a quelli Halo. Fishkin torna in Luminar dopo aver ricoperto in precedenza il ruolo di Chief Legal Officer, portando con sé una vasta esperienza legale e tecnologica. Losiewicz, veterano di Luminar da quattro anni con esperienza nel settore automobilistico in ZF, supervisionerà le operazioni aziendali.
Il CEO Austin Russell ha sottolineato che queste nomine sono in linea con gli obiettivi di Luminar di forte crescita e maggiore efficienza, rafforzando la posizione dell'azienda nell'abilitare capacità assistite e autonome migliorate per i produttori di automobili a livello globale.
Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR) anunció nombramientos clave en su dirección para impulsar el crecimiento y la eficiencia en 2025. La compañía dio la bienvenida a Alex Fishkin como Director Legal, Michael Southard como Vicepresidente de Ingeniería, y promovió a Marc Losiewicz a Director Comercial y Gerente General.
Southard, que anteriormente trabajó en Block y Meta, liderará las actividades de ingeniería LiDAR mientras la empresa transita de los productos Iris a los Halo. Fishkin regresa a Luminar tras haber sido Director Legal, aportando una amplia experiencia legal y tecnológica. Losiewicz, un veterano de Luminar durante cuatro años con experiencia en la industria automotriz de ZF, supervisará las operaciones comerciales.
El CEO Austin Russell enfatizó que estos nombramientos están alineados con los objetivos de Luminar de un fuerte crecimiento y mayor eficiencia, reforzando la posición de la empresa para habilitar mejores capacidades asistidas y autónomas para los fabricantes de automóviles globales.
루미나르 (NASDAQ: LAZR)는 2025년 성장을 촉진하고 효율성을 높이기 위한 주요 임원 인사를 발표했습니다. 회사는 알렉스 피시킨을 법무담당 임원(Chief Legal Officer)으로, 마이클 사우서드를 엔지니어링 부사장(Vice President of Engineering)으로 영입하였고, 마크 로시비츠를 상업 담당 임원(Chief Business Officer) 및 총괄 매니저로 승진시켰습니다.
사우서드는 이전에 블록과 메타에서 근무했으며, 회사가 아이리스에서 할로 제품으로 전환하는 동안 LiDAR 엔지니어링 활동을 이끌게 됩니다. 피시킨은 이전에 법무담당 임원으로 재직한 경험이 있어 법률 및 기술 분야에서 광범위한 경험을 가지고 루미나르로 돌아옵니다. 로시비츠는 ZF에서 자동차 산업에 대한 전문성을 가진 루미나르 4년 경력의 베테랑으로 비즈니스 운영을 감독할 것입니다.
CEO 오스틴 러셀은 이러한 인사가 루미나르의 강력한 성장 및 효율성 증대 목표와 일치하며, 글로벌 자동차 제조업체를 위한 향상된 지원 및 자율 주행 능력을 제공하는 회사의 입지를 강화한다고 강조했습니다.
Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR) a annoncé des nominations exécutives clés pour stimuler la croissance et l'efficacité en 2025. La société a accueilli Alex Fishkin en tant que Chief Legal Officer, Michael Southard en tant que Vice-Président de l'Ingénierie, et a promu Marc Losiewicz au poste de Chief Business Officer et Directeur Général.
Southard, anciennement chez Block et Meta, dirigera les activités d'ingénierie LiDAR alors que l'entreprise passe des produits Iris à ceux de Halo. Fishkin revient chez Luminar après avoir été Chief Legal Officer, apportant une vaste expérience juridique et technologique. Losiewicz, un vétéran de Luminar avec quatre ans d'expérience dans l'industrie automobile chez ZF, supervisera les opérations commerciales.
Le CEO Austin Russell a souligné que ces nominations sont en adéquation avec les objectifs de Luminar de forte croissance et d'augmentation de l'efficacité, renforçant ainsi la position de l'entreprise dans l'activation de capacités d'assistance et autonomes améliorées pour les fabricants automobiles mondiaux.
Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR) gab wichtige Ernennungen in der Geschäftsführung bekannt, um Wachstum und Effizienz im Jahr 2025 voranzutreiben. Das Unternehmen hieß Alex Fishkin als Chief Legal Officer willkommen, Michael Southard als Vice President of Engineering und beförderte Marc Losiewicz zum Chief Business Officer und General Manager.
Southard, zuvor bei Block und Meta, wird die LiDAR-Ingenieurtätigkeiten leiten, während das Unternehmen von Iris- zu Halo-Produkten wechselt. Fishkin kehrt nach einer früheren Amtszeit als Chief Legal Officer zu Luminar zurück und bringt umfangreiche Rechts- und Technologiefachkenntnisse mit. Losiewicz, ein Luminar-Veteran mit vier Jahren Erfahrung in der Automobilbranche bei ZF, wird die Geschäftsabläufe überwachen.
CEO Austin Russell betonte, dass diese Ernennungen im Einklang mit Luminars Zielen für starkes Wachstum und höhere Effizienz stehen und die Position des Unternehmens bei der Ermöglichung verbesserter Assistenz- und Autonomiefunktionen für globale Automobilhersteller stärken.
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Helping Drive Next Phase of Growth and Efficiency for the Company
“We’re setting Luminar up for success in 2025 with leadership enhancements to help us achieve our two main goals for next year: strong growth and increased efficiency,” said Austin Russell, Luminar Founder and CEO. “Luminar’s leading position to enable global automakers to achieve drastically improved assisted and autonomous capabilities on production vehicles continues to attract top talent in the industry.”
Michael Southard joins Luminar to lead day to day LiDAR engineering activities for the company, with a focus on realizing greater efficiency and R&D leverage as the company concludes its development work on the Iris family of products, and focuses on Halo and beyond. He joins us from leading the hardware team at Block (formerly Square), and prior to that a leader in VR Hardware at Meta. He also has a long history of leading product development across a wide range of technologies at companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google. Mr. Southard’s experience and leadership come at a key inflection point in Luminar’s trajectory now that its technology is in series production, and customers are clamoring for the upcoming technologies in Luminar’s pipeline.
Alex Fishkin, who previously served as Luminar’s Chief Legal Officer for three years, will return to the company. Mr. Fishkin is an accomplished business and legal executive and former engineer, with broad experience advising both public and private global technology companies. Mr. Fishkin was a professor of Law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and has held legal leadership positions at technology companies both large and small, spanning all the way back to Google prior to joining Luminar as its first General Counsel. Mr. Fishkin’s experience in operating highly efficient legal teams and advising companies to navigate industry challenges will be strong assets to the company and its growth.
Marc Losiewicz will now serve as Chief Business Officer and General Manager for the company, after more than four years at Luminar. Mr. Losiewicz has previously held various senior roles, including most recently as Chief of Staff and Vice President of Business Development. Prior to Luminar, he was responsible for managing a
About Luminar
Luminar is a global automotive technology company ushering in a new era of vehicle safety and autonomy. For the past decade, Luminar has built an advanced hardware and software/AI platform to enable its various partners, ranging from Volvo Cars and Mercedes-Benz to NVIDIA and Mobileye, to develop and deploy the world's most advanced passenger vehicles. Following the launch of the Volvo EX90 as the first global production vehicle to standardize its technology, Luminar is poised to lead the industry in enabling next-generation safety and autonomous capabilities for global production vehicles. For more information please visit www.luminartech.com.
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