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Now Publicly Traded, Self-Driving Company Aurora Expands Finance Team
Richard Tame appointed as Aurora’s Chief Financial Officer PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The self-driving company Aurora, which recently went public and is
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nRichard Tame appointed as Aurora’s Chief Financial Officer\n\n PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe self-driving company Aurora, which recently went public and is now listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker $AUR, is expanding its finance team, strengthening its ability to deliver its self-driving technology at commercial scale. Today, the company is announcing the appointment of Richard Tame as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Tame, who most recently served as Aurora’s VP of Finance, brings more than two decades of experience in public accounting and leading finance teams at high-growth companies including Lyft, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon.\n\n“Over the last year, Richard’s leadership and financial expertise has helped shepherd the company through several acquisitions, expansion, and our path to being a public company. Naming Richard as CFO recognizes the incredibly important role he and his team have played in our growth and will continue to play as we commercialize our products,” said Aurora CEO Chris Urmson.\n\nFollowing its successful public listing, Aurora expects to grow its team and operations in order to deliver commercially viable self-driving trucks and an autonomous ride-hailing product. In addition to Tame’s appointment as CFO, Aurora has hired several key finance leaders who will help lead Aurora as a public company and deliver on its product.\n\nStacy Feit, VP of Investor Relations, leads Aurora’s investor relations program, establishing strategic priorities and engaging with the investment community. She brings over 20 years of investor relations and capital markets experience to Aurora. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Investor Relations at Cheesecake Factory Inc., following nearly a decade at a leading investor relations consulting firm.\n\nHelen Chue, Senior Director of Business Risk and Insurance, leads Aurora’s risk management and insurance strategy. She was most recently at Facebook where she created the risk management and insurance function, addressing data center construction supply chain risks.\n\nKatherine Jong, Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), brings 15 years of global finance experience building and scaling FP&A functions, advising business strategy, and partnering with executive leaders through high growth and large-scale transformation. Most recent...