TechTaffy

tech:

taffy

Agilent Appoints Ron Nersesian President And COO

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Agilent Technologies has appointed Ron Nersesian  president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Mr. Nersesian has been executive vice president and chief operating officer since November 2011.

In his new role, Mr. Nersesian, 53, will continue to be responsible for Agilent’s Chemical Analysis (CAG), Life Sciences (LSG), Electronic Measurement (EMG), and Agilent Order Fulfillment (AOF) businesses, with the presidents of those groups reporting to him. Mr. Nersesian will continue to report to William (Bill) Sullivan, who remains chief executive officer.

Mr. Nersesian first joined Hewlett-Packard, Agilent’s predecessor company, in 1984. Since then he has served in various management positions, including president of the electronic measurement business from 2009 to 2011. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA from New York University, Stern School of Business.

 

Just in

Series E

Vercel raises $250M

San Francisco-based Vercel, a frontend cloud platform provider, has secured $250 million in Series E funding, bringing the company's valuation to $3.25 billion.
Series A

Worky raises $6M (Mexico)

Mexico City-based Worky, a provider of HR and payroll software solutions for Mexican companies, has closed a $6 million Series A financing round.
Industry

Amazon announces $1.31B investment in France

Amazon has announced a new investment of about $1.31 billion (€1.2 billion) in France, which the company says will lead to the creation of over 3,000 permanent jobs in the country.
Around the web

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky to step down — CNBC

Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s cloud computing business, will step down from his role next month. Matt Garman, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Amazon Web Services, will succeed Mr. Selipsky after he exits the company June 3, writes Annie Palmer. 
AI

Palo Alto Networks, Accenture expand alliance to offer generative AI services

Palo Alto Networks and Accenture have announced the expansion of their strategic alliance to provide new offerings that combine Palo Alto Networks' Precision AI technology with Accenture's secure generative AI services.