New board members bring wealth of experience scaling top global
technology companies
Blaize Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BZAI), a provider of
purpose-built, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled edge computing
solutions, today announced the appointment of George de Urioste and
Yoshiaki Fujimori to its board of directors, effective as of
closing of the company’s business combination with BurTech
Acquisition Corp. on January 13, 2025.
These seasoned technology leaders will push Blaize forward in
providing hardware and software powering edge AI applications from
IoT devices to autonomous vehicles to medical equipment with low
latency, energy efficiency and cost efficiency.
de Urioste has over 35 years of experience in COO, CFO, and CEO
roles in leading technology companies, including Pluribus Networks,
Marvell Technology, Chordiant Software, Remedy Corporation, and
Aeroprise, Inc. Notably, he was CFO for Remedy, leading it through
its IPO. He is currently a director at publicly traded medical
device company HeartBeam, Inc. and Roambee Corp, a supply chain
intelligence company.
Fujimori is a longtime global technology leader. He was CEO of
building materials and housing equipment manufacturer LIXIL Group
Corporation. Previously, he spent 25 years at General Electric
Company, in roles including chairman, CEO and senior vice president
at businesses including GE Japan, GE Plastics, GE Healthcare Asia
and GE Money Asia.
“I am excited to join the board at Blaize,” said de Urioste.
“Blaize is pioneering the latest in AI computing at the edge, which
powers the latest technology for real-world applications. Having
brought numerous companies to global growth, I’m looking forward to
get to work with the team.”
“Blaize is poised to become a major global player in edge AI
computing,” Fujimori said. “That’s why I’m honored to become part
of Blaize’s board. Blaize has the technology, leadership and
business insights to lead in this next wave of computing.”
“We are thrilled to welcome George and Fuji-san to the board of
Blaize,” said Dinakar Munagala, CEO of Blaize. “They each bring
unique experience and background that will be invaluable for Blaize
in its mission to bring AI computing to the edge. We will all
benefit from their insights and expertise in company building,
global expansion, product development and much more.”
About Blaize
Blaize provides a full-stack programmable processor architecture
suite and low-code/no-code software platform that enables AI
processing solutions for high-performance computing at the
network’s edge and in the data center. Blaize solutions deliver
real-time insights and decision-making capabilities at low power
consumption, high efficiency, minimal size and low cost. Blaize has
raised over $330 million from strategic investors such as DENSO,
Mercedes-Benz AG, Magna, and Samsung and financial investors such
as Franklin Templeton, Temasek, GGV, Bess Ventures, BurTech LP LLC,
Rizvi Traverse, and Ava Investors. Headquartered in El Dorado Hills
(Calif.), Blaize has more than 200 employees worldwide with teams
in San Jose (Calif.) and Cary (N.C.), and subsidiaries in Hyderabad
(India), Leeds and Kings Langley (UK), and Abu Dhabi (UAE).
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