CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Uptake, the
leader in industrial intelligence software-as-a-service, announced
today the appointments of Mark Botticelli and Matt Miller as Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
and Chief Legal Officer (CLO). With their addition, Uptake has
expanded its leadership team to build out its technology and
business infrastructure, positioning the company for growth in
2022.
"Mark comes to Uptake with deep command of both software and
product development for startups and large enterprises, including
in the Internet of Things space," said Kayne Grau, CEO, Uptake. "His leadership in the
industry, between both technology innovation and product delivery,
will be critical as Uptake serves asset-intensive organizations
with actionable insights that are easy and valuable to leverage in
their regular digital workflows."
Botticelli has over 30 years of experience in providing
strategic technology leadership, having steered technology
roadmaps, agile development, and product delivery. He was most
recently the CTO at Trimble Transportation, where he led the
development of its global technology vision, innovation strategy,
and horizontal products and platforms. As CTO at PeopleNet before
then, Botticelli was responsible for its enterprise software,
mobile software, embedded software, and IoT hardware.
"Uptake has built a robust technology and product portfolio,
along with its growing and global network of value-added industry
partners, resellers, and systems integrators," shared Botticelli.
"I am incredibly excited to help our industrial customers better
derive value from their data with the asset performance management
and intelligence products that Uptake offers."
As CLO, Miller brings over 25 years of experience in corporate
contract negotiation, litigation, risk management, intellectual
property, governance and compliance, employment, and international
law. Most recently, he was the General Counsel for The Original
BARK Company (NYSE: BARK), where he helped guide the company
through its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange
via its merger with Northern Star Acquisition Corp. Miller was
previously the Deputy General Counsel at Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) for
eight years, and he trained at Jenner & Block, an AmLaw 100 law
firm with an international practice.
"Matt brings the far-reaching expertise and counsel which will
enable Uptake to effectively scale contract management and manage
and leverage its intellectual property," shared Grau. "At Uptake,
he will lead all aspects of our legal needs, including M&A,
corporate governance, compliance, board-related matters, and the
creation and protection of all company intellectual property."
Miller added: "I am thrilled to join Uptake and enable more
industrial organizations around the world to draw on our innovative
intelligence software and steadfast customer support to drive their
business forward."
The announcement comes as Uptake recently announced that it
appointed Kayne Grau as CEO.
ABOUT UPTAKE
Uptake is the industrial intelligence
system, providing actionable insight for operators across a variety
of industries. Uptake gives all departments — maintenance,
reliability, operations, and financial teams — a single, shared,
and contextualized view of every operational asset and interaction
that affects performance. Driven by powerful data science models
and cloud computing, Uptake's products deliver actionable insights
that predict and prevent asset failure, increase compliance with
ESG initiatives, mitigate catastrophic risk, optimize maintenance
strategy, reduce repair costs, enhance productivity, and ensure
operator safety. With 40+ patents and recognized for leadership in
Industrial AI by Gartner, the World Economic Forum, CNBC, and
Forbes, Uptake is headquartered in Chicago with a presence in Canada, South
America, Europe,
India, and Australia. To stay up-to-date on what we're
doing, visit us at www.uptake.com and follow us on Twitter and
LinkedIn.
CONTACT
Linda Bartman,
Chief Operating Officer
press@uptake.com, + 1 312-242-
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