Faro Technologies has hired two industry veterans to 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 serves as vice president of software R&D, joined the company at the end of last month.

“We’re adding critical talent to the executive team to lead both our software and hardware R&D organisations, a move that will accelerate our product development efforts,” says Michael Burger, president and CEO of Faro.

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 reduced the product development cycle time and implemented best-in-class programme management, engineering and operations practices. Ray-Chaudhuri earned a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin and a degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University.

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 SaaS at Oracle, where he led a strategic shift in global business unit strategy to cloud-native, SaaS offerings in the telecommunications space. Tilley has an MBA from Duke University and a degree in computer science from North Carolina State University.

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