Serve Robotics Announces Appointment of Lily Sarafan to its Board of Directors
Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV) has appointed Lily Sarafan to its Board of Directors. Sarafan brings nearly 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, executive leadership, and board governance. She is the co-founder and former CEO of TheKey, a major in-home care provider network, where she currently serves as executive chair. She also holds board positions at Instacart, Thumbtack, Kyo, and Stanford University.
Sarafan's accolades include EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Fortune 40 Under 40, and Women Health Care Executives' Woman of the Year. She holds degrees from Stanford University in Management Science and Engineering, and Science, Technology, and Society. Board Chairman Ali Kashani highlighted her expertise in home services and on-demand delivery as valuable assets for Serve's market expansion and automation future.
Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV) ha nominato Lily Sarafan nel suo Consiglio di Amministrazione. Sarafan porta con sé quasi 20 anni di esperienza in imprenditorialità, leadership esecutiva e governance del consiglio. È co-fondatrice e ex CEO di TheKey, una rete importante di fornitori di assistenza domiciliare, dove attualmente ricopre il ruolo di presidente esecutivo. Detiene anche posizioni nel consiglio di Instacart, Thumbtack, Kyo e della Stanford University.
Le onorificenze di Sarafan includono il premio EY Entrepreneur of the Year, il Fortune 40 Under 40, e il titolo di Donna dell'Anno delle Donne nel Settore Salute. Ha conseguito lauree presso la Stanford University in Scienze e Ingegneria Manageriale, e in Scienza, Tecnologia e Società. Il Presidente del Consiglio Ali Kashani ha sottolineato la sua esperienza nei servizi domestici e nella consegna su richiesta come risorse preziose per l'espansione del mercato e il futuro dell'automazione di Serve.
Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV) ha nombrado a Lily Sarafan en su Junta Directiva. Sarafan aporta casi 20 años de experiencia en emprendurismo, liderazgo ejecutivo y gobernanza de juntas. Es cofundadora y ex CEO de TheKey, una importante red de proveedores de asistencia domiciliaria, donde actualmente sirve como presidenta ejecutiva. También ocupa posiciones en las juntas de Instacart, Thumbtack, Kyo y la Universidad de Stanford.
Los reconocimientos de Sarafan incluyen el premio EY Entrepreneur of the Year, el Fortune 40 Under 40, y el título de Mujer del Año de la Asociación de Ejecutivas en Salud. Tiene títulos de la Universidad de Stanford en Ciencias de la Gestión e Ingeniería, y en Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad. El presidente de la junta, Ali Kashani, destacó su experiencia en servicios a domicilio y en entregas a demanda como activos valiosos para la expansión del mercado y el futuro de la automatización de Serve.
서브 로보틱스 (Nasdaq: SERV)는 릴리 사라판을 이사회에 임명했습니다. 사라판은 창업, 경영 리더십 및 이사회 운영에서 거의 20년의 경험을 가지고 있습니다. 그녀는 중요한 가정 요양 제공 네트워크인 TheKey의 공동 창립자이자 전 CEO로, 현재는 실행 의장을 맡고 있습니다. 또한 인스타카트, thumbtack, 교, 스탠포드 대학교의 이사회에서 활동하고 있습니다.
사라판의 수상 경력에는 EY 올해의 기업가상, 포춘 40세 이하 40명, 여성 건강 관리 경영자 협회 올해의 여성상이 포함됩니다. 그녀는 스탠포드 대학교에서 경영과학 및 공학, 과학, 기술 및 사회학 학위를 취득했습니다. 이사회 의장인 알리 카샤니는 그녀의 가정 서비스 및 온디맨드 배송에 대한 전문성이 서브의 시장 확장 및 자동화 미래에 귀중한 자산이라고 강조했습니다.
Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV) a nommé Lily Sarafan au sein de son Conseil d'Administration. Sarafan apporte près de 20 ans d'expérience en entrepreneuriat, leadership exécutif et gouvernance de conseil. Elle est co-fondatrice et ancienne PDG de TheKey, un important réseau de prestataires de soins à domicile, où elle occupe actuellement le poste de présidente exécutive. Elle occupe également des postes au conseil d'Instacart, Thumbtack, Kyo et à l'Université de Stanford.
Parmi les distinctions de Sarafan figurent le prix EY Entrepreneur of the Year, le Fortune 40 Under 40 et la femme de l'année des femmes cadres de la santé. Elle possède des diplômes de l'Université de Stanford en sciences de la gestion et ingénierie, ainsi qu'en science, technologie et société. Le président du conseil, Ali Kashani, a souligné son expertise dans les services à domicile et les livraisons à la demande comme des atouts précieux pour l'expansion du marché et l'avenir de l'automatisation de Serve.
Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV) hat Lily Sarafan in seinen Vorstand berufen. Sarafan bringt fast 20 Jahre Erfahrung in Unternehmertum, Führung und Vorstandsgeschäften mit. Sie ist Mitbegründerin und ehemalige CEO von TheKey, einem wichtigen Anbieter von häuslicher Pflege, wo sie derzeit als Executive Chair fungiert. Sie nimmt auch Vorstandspositionen bei Instacart, Thumbtack, Kyo und der Stanford-Universität ein.
Zu Sarafans Auszeichnungen gehören EY Unternehmerin des Jahres, Fortune 40 Under 40 und die Auszeichnung als Frau des Jahres der Women Health Care Executives. Sie hat Abschlüsse von der Stanford-Universität in Managementwissenschaft und Ingenieurwesen sowie in Wissenschaft, Technologie und Gesellschaft. Der Vorsitzende des Vorstands, Ali Kashani, hob ihre Expertise in den Bereichen Haushaltsdienstleistungen und On-Demand-Lieferungen als wertvolle Ressourcen für die Markexpansion und die Zukunft der Automatisierung von Serve hervor.
- Addition of experienced board member with relevant expertise in home services and on-demand delivery
- Strategic appointment bringing diverse industry connections through current board positions at Instacart and Thumbtack
- Enhancement of corporate governance through addition of independent board member
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serve Robotics Inc. (Nasdaq: SERV), a leading embodied AI and automation company, today announced the appointment of Lily Sarafan to its Board of Directors (the "Board").
Sarafan is an accomplished leader with nearly 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, executive leadership and board governance. She is co-founder and former chief executive of TheKey, one of the largest and most trusted in-home care provider networks, where she serves as executive chair. Sarafan currently serves on the boards of Instacart, Thumbtack and Kyo as well as on the board of trustees of Stanford University. She has been recognized as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year, a Fortune 40 Under 40, Women Health Care Executives' Woman of the Year, and a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Sarafan holds an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering and a B.S. in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University.
“We look forward to welcoming Lily as an independent member of the Board. Her extensive leadership experience, particularly in home services and on-demand delivery, will be invaluable as Serve continues to expand our market presence and shape the future of delivery and automation,” said Ali Kashani, Chairman of Serve’s Board.
About Serve Robotics
Serve Robotics develops advanced, AI-powered, low-emissions sidewalk delivery robots that endeavor to make delivery sustainable and economical. Spun off from Uber in 2021 as an independent company, Serve has completed tens of thousands of deliveries for enterprise partners such as Uber Eats and 7-Eleven. Serve has scalable multi-year contracts, including a signed agreement to deploy up to 2,000 delivery robots on the Uber Eats platform across multiple U.S. markets.
For further information about Serve Robotics (Nasdaq:SERV), please visit www.serverobotics.com or follow us on social media via X (Twitter), Instagram, or LinkedIn @serverobotics.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Serve intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements can be about future events, including statements regarding Serve's intentions, objectives, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events, including Serve's expectations with respect to the financial and operating performance of its business, its capital position, and future growth. The words "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "project", "predict", "will", "forecast", "estimate", "likely", "intend", "outlook", "should", "could", "may", "target", "plan" and other similar expressions can generally be used to identify forward-looking statements. Indications of, and guidance or outlook on, future earnings or financial position or performance are also forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include those risks and uncertainties set forth in Serve's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in its subsequent filings filed with the SEC. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Serve undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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