
Addverb Technologies, leading robotics, and automation company, on Wednesday, announced the appointments of Tapan Pattnayak as Director – System Architecture and Brajesh Jha as Head HR – International & Corporate for Global Operations.
These appointments come in the backdrop of Addverb’s recent global expansion across US, Singapore, Europe and Australia markets, and recent fundraise from Reliance, according to a statement.
Pattnayak, being a seasoned product development professional, comes to Addverb from Google, with vast experience in designing & developing ICs, PCBs, Power Systems, signal processing, Hardware Design, Firmware, and connectivity.
An alumnus of IIT Kharagpur graduate in Electrical Engineering, Pattnayak worked as a research consultant in the Advanced VLSI laboratory.
IIT Kharagpur set up India’s first Analog DFT research group. An industry veteran, with an avid experience of a couple of decades in renowned organizations like NVIDIA, Google, Intel, Philips, and Cypress, he is now all set to work in a field that combines all his previous domains pertaining to autonomous robotics, Wireless Display and Audio, biomedical and impactful use of AR/VR, as per the company statement.
Sangeet Kumar, CEO, Addverb Technologies, said, “Addverb is a people[1]centric company, and our ambition is to be among the top five global robotic companies in the world. Brajesh and Tapan are eminent additions to our team. With their experience and expertise, they will help us deliver innovative & robust products while building a diverse and inclusive workplace.”
In his new role, Jha will be responsible for conceptualizing and leading the Human Resource strategies to support Addverb’s global growth, some of which include employer branding, talent management, performance management, global workforce management, integration, and adoption of innovative people practices across Addverb.
An alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Jha brings a decade of experience working with companies like Walmart Labs, General Electric (GE), and Infosys Technologies.