Aware, Inc. Appoints AJ Naddell to the New Position of Chief Product Officer, Effective as of January 16, 2024
January 23, 2024 at 09:00 am EST
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Aware, Inc. has appointed industry veteran AJ Naddell to the new position of Chief Product Officer (CPO), effective as of January 16, 2024. Naddell brings more than 10 years of proven leadership, with a history of leveraging product management to drive top-line growth and optimize the bottom line for offerings around the world. His experience includes roles at companies such as IBM, Imageware and most recently, TECH5.
Naddell?s demonstrated history of optimizing operations, transforming product strategies, and strengthening cross-functional collaboration is a key piece to accelerating Aware?s efforts in driving recurring revenue and top-line growth. As CPO, Naddell will be leading product management for the organization focusing on aligning product strategy with overall business objectives. Naddell will oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation and prioritization to execution and release, working closely with engineering and design teams to ensure timely and high-quality product delivery while maintaining a clear product roadmap.
He will manage the product management office by conducting thorough market research to identify emerging trends, customer preferences, and competitive landscapes, which will enable Aware to make even more informed decisions regarding product market fit, product positioning, differentiation, and pricing strategies. Naddell?s addition bridges the front end of the business and engineering, further assisting in building top line and recurring revenue growth through the acceleration and expansion of the platform capabilities offered to its customers.
Aware, Inc. is a global biometric platform company that uses data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to tackle everyday business and identity challenges through biometrics. Its software offerings address the growing challenges that governments and commercial enterprises face in knowing, authenticating, and securing individuals through secure user experiences. Its algorithms are based on diverse data sets from around the world and can be tailored to the unique security and requirements of each customer. Its portfolio enables government agencies and commercial entities to enroll, identify, authenticate, and enable using biometrics, which comprise physiological characteristics, such as fingerprints, faces, irises and voices. Its portfolio of biometric solutions is based on advanced, robust products designed explicitly for ease of integration, including customer-managed and integration ready biometric frameworks, platforms, software development kits (SDKs) and services.
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