AiDash Attracts Top Talent Amid Period of Hyper Growth
Company adds Chief People Officer, VP of Financial Planning and Analysis, and Head of Engineering, Platform as it boldly executes its mission of making critical industries more climate adaptive and resilient
PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI—AiDash, an enterprise SaaS company making critical infrastructure industries climate adaptive and resilient with satellites and AI, today announced that as it continues its scale phase, it has expanded its leadership team in key departments, including People & Culture, Platform R&D, and Finance. Three essential executive hires – Samantha Hamlin, Angela Shi, and Gaurav Bawa – will be based out of AiDash’s recently opened global headquarters in Palo Alto.
Hamlin has been named Chief People Officer. For more than 25 years, she has honed her HR skills supporting high-growth startups as well as industry titans including Cruise, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Facebook and Hewlett-Packard. She will oversee AiDash’s ambitious team expansion and is tasked with maintaining the company’s strong culture as it scales.
Shi joins AiDash as VP of Financial Planning and Analysis, bringing extensive expertise in strategic finance, FP&A, and corporate development. Shi specializes in scaling finance teams and processes to support growth-stage software businesses, having held senior finance roles at Menlo Security, Wonolo, Turner Capital Impact, and Barclays Capital. She will guide AiDash through a period of hyper growth and product expansion with effective financial stewardship.
Bawa is the new Head of Engineering, Platform. Bawa has a strong track record of leading development of SaaS Enterprise & AI products at startups and high growth companies, most recently as the Head of Data Engineering at Balbix. He has also held engineering leadership roles at companies including Oracle and NetSuite. Bawa will play a pivotal role as AiDash expands its offerings to provide critical industries with greater capabilities in the fight against climate change-related weather events, such as storms, wind, and wildfires.
The Right Time to Expand
These strategic additions reinforce AiDash’s commitment to driving innovation and scaling its operations as part of its ambitious growth plans. Global demand is surging for AiDash’s satellite-first solutions that make critical infrastructure more adaptive and resilient to climate change. The company has more than 150 customers worldwide and has been more than doubling its annual recurring revenue (ARR) every year since the company’s inception in 2019.
“The threat that climate change poses to our critical infrastructure has never been greater. We must move forward boldly and decisively in our mission to safeguard our assets and surrounding environments,” said AiDash CEO Abhishek Singh. “Samantha, Angela, and Gaurav bring extensive experience to AiDash and will be instrumental in achieving our goals.”
The company is currently hiring across its global offices to help all geographies manage their critical infrastructure.
Find out more about all of the exciting developments at AiDash by visiting www.aidash.com.
About AiDash
AiDash is making critical infrastructure industries climate-resilient and sustainable with satellites and AI. Using our full-stack SaaS solutions, customers in electric, gas, and water utilities, transportation, and construction are transforming asset inspection and maintenance – and complying with biodiversity net gain mandates and carbon capture goals. Our customers deliver ROI in their first year of deployment with reduced costs, improved reliability, and achieved sustainability goals. Learn more at www.aidash.com.
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