Faro hires two industry veterans to lead R&D teams

Manufacturer of 3D measurement and imaging solutions, Faro has appointed two industry veterans to join its senior leadership team and manage the global hardware and software R&D teams.

Avi Ray-Chaudhuri, who serves as vice-president of hardware R&D, and Wesley Tilley, who joins as vice-president of software R&D, were appointed at the end of August.

“As Faro continues to increase its focus on cloud-based software applications that enable long-term differentiation of our 3D solutions, we are adding critical talent to Faro’s executive team to lead both our software and hardware R&D organisations that will accelerate our product development efforts,” said Michael Burger, president and CEO of Faro. “I am thrilled to have two industry leaders like Wes and Avi join our organisation and lead these teams.”

Avi Ray-Chaudhuri has over 20 years of leadership success in diverse industries including semiconductor, advanced lithography, and laser development. Most recently, he served as VP, engineering, commercial lasers for Lumentum, where he significantly reduced the product development cycle time and implemented best-in-class program management, engineering and operations practices.

Ray-Chaudhuri earned a Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.

Wes Tilley brings has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, primarily in the areas of product management and R&D leadership. He most recently served as VP, communications software as a service at Oracle, where he led a strategic shift in global business unit strategy to Cloud native, SaaS offerings in the telecommunications space.

Mr Tilley has an MBA in General Management from Duke University and a BSc Computer Science from North Carolina State University.

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