Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announced the appointment of Mark Weinswig as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 16, 2022. He will report directly to CEO Dr. Ted Tewksbury and succeeds Drew Hamer, who will transition out of Velodyne to spend time with his family in advance of pursuing career opportunities later this year. Mark Weinswig has more than 25 years of experience in financial leadership positions in private and publicly traded technology companies, including 11 years as a chief financial officer.

Most recently, Weinswig served as CFO of Avinger. Previously, he held financial leadership positions in the optical component and laser industry, including Emcore, Avanex and Coherent.