BEDFORD,
Mass., Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp.
(NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robots, today announced that
Julie Zeiler, the company's chief
financial officer, and Russ
Campanello, the company's chief human resources officer,
will retire, effective December 2,
2024. Karian Wong, iRobot's
senior vice president and principal accounting officer, will
succeed Ms. Zeiler as chief financial officer, and Jules Connelly, the company's former senior
director of human resources, will succeed Mr. Campanello as chief
human resources officer. As part of a planned succession, Ms.
Zeiler and Mr. Campanello are expected to stay on in advisory roles
through March 28, 2025.
"Karian and Jules each have an in-depth understanding and a
unique historical perspective of iRobot, and represent our new
generation of leaders," said Gary
Cohen, iRobot's chief executive officer. "I look forward to
working with them as we execute our Elevate turnaround strategy to
reclaim iRobot's position as the global innovation leader in
consumer robots for the home and beyond."
"Both Julie and Russ have contributed a tremendous amount in
their time with iRobot. They have been instrumental in our
aggressive efforts to position the company for profitability in
what is a dynamic environment. On behalf of our board of directors,
along with our entire leadership team, I want to thank them for
their hard work and wish them nothing but the best."
Ms. Wong has more than 25 years of auditing and accounting
experience and has been with iRobot for over seven years. She
joined iRobot in 2017 as VP of finance and chief accounting
officer. She has served as SVP and principal accounting officer
since 2021 and has led the company's investor relations efforts for
the past two years. Prior to joining iRobot, Ms. Wong was VP and
controller at Nuance Communications, a publicly held computer
software technology corporation, where she worked for 11 years. She
was previously a senior audit manager at Ernst & Young. Ms.
Wong is a graduate of the University of
Arizona.
Ms. Connelly joined iRobot in 2017, rising to senior director of
human resources in 2023. Throughout her career, Ms. Connelly has
distinguished herself as an effective change agent with deep
experience in designing and implementing effective HR processes and
practices, particularly with respect to company culture and
employee engagement. Prior to joining iRobot, she was the vice
president of people operations at NutraClick, a technology-driven
health and wellness products company. Ms. Connelly has a B.A. in
psychology from the University of
Connecticut.
About iRobot Corp.
iRobot is a global consumer
robot company that designs and builds thoughtful robots and
intelligent home innovations that make life better. iRobot
introduced the first Roomba robot vacuum in 2002. Today, iRobot is
a global enterprise that has sold more than 50 million robots
worldwide. iRobot's product portfolio features technologies and
advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation. Working from
this portfolio, iRobot engineers are building robots and smart home
devices to help consumers make their homes easier to maintain and
healthier places to live. For more information about iRobot, please
visit www.irobot.com.
For iRobot Investors
Certain statements made in
this press release that are not based on historical information are
forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. This press release contains express or implied
forward-looking statements relating to iRobot Corporation's
expectations concerning executive transitions and execution of the
company's strategy. These statements are neither promises nor
guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated
in these forward-looking statements. Existing and prospective
investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
iRobot undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information
contained in this press release, whether as a result of new
information, future events or circumstances or otherwise. For
additional disclosure regarding these and other risks faced by
iRobot, see the disclosure contained in our public filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation,
our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q.
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