Cerence Inc. announced it has named Christian Mentz, a highly regarded business leader in automotive technology, as the company?s Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, Mr. Mentz will lead Cerence?s global sales and business development, sales engineering, and marketing organizations, driving the company?s go-to-market strategy, accelerating growth, and expanding the company?s relationships with its automaker and mobility customers worldwide. Mr. Mentz joins Cerence after more than four years in progressing roles at Amazon.

In his most recent role at Amazon Smart Vehicles, Christian successfully led the global Business and Marketing organization, driving commercial operations and go-to-market strategies across a wide range of automotive digital cabin products and services. Prior to joining Amazon, Mr. Mentz held several automotive sales and leadership roles during a more than ten-year tenure at Nuance Communications, including Vice President - Automotive Sales & Sales Engineering. Mr. Mentz has continuously demonstrated passion for innovation and advancing technologies throughout his career, having held several consulting and advisory roles for technology companies, including as an advisor to AI and machine learning firm Dessa.

Mr. Mentz holds a Master?s Degree in Communications from The Philipp University of Marburg, Germany, and continued his education in Change and Innovation Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.