VERSES AI Inc. announced that Hari Thiruvengada has been promoted to Chief Product Officer as the Company aggressively focuses on shipping its flagship product, Genius?. Dr. Thiruvengada was previously VP of Product and the promotion follows the Company?s commercial progression, with an emphasis on the upcoming launch of Genius?, VERSES? Intelligence as a Service platform.

Prior to joining VERSES Dr. Thiruvengada was at Honeywell in various positions including Director of Product Management, Director of User Experience and Global Design Director. During his tenure he launched Honeywell?s first WiFi connected thermostat family of products with mobile app as well as leading initiatives in material handling, robotics, SaaS and data analytics. Hari has a PhD in Industrial Engineering & Human Factors and an M.S. in Computer Science from Penn State as well as over 2 decades of research development and product management.

The Chief Product Officer role replaces the role of Chief Technology Officer, held by Jason Fox who is no longer with the company.