Sonatus, Inc. Appoints Mahesh Karanth as Chief Financial Officer
01 Julio 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Sonatus, Inc., a leader in automotive software and solutions,
today announced the appointment of Mahesh Karanth as Chief
Financial Officer.
Mahesh Karanth is a seasoned financial executive with over three
decades of experience in growth-oriented technology companies. His
extensive background includes financial leadership, strategic
transactions, and successful fundraising initiatives. Mahesh has a
proven track record of driving companies to achieve their financial
and strategic goals.
Mahesh’s career highlights include:
- Serving as CFO for Telsima, InvenSense (NYSE: INVN), and
Enlighted Inc.
- Leading Rockley Photonics to a public listing via SPAC in
2021.
- A nine-year tenure at Compaq/Hewlett Packard, managing major
M&A transactions and international operations.
Mahesh began his career at Ernst & Young, where he advanced
to Partner. He holds qualifications as a CPA (Texas), Chartered
Accountant, and Company Secretary.
“We are thrilled to welcome Mahesh Karanth to the Sonatus
leadership team,” said Jeff Chou, CEO and co-founder of Sonatus,
Inc. “His extensive experience, strategic vision, and proven track
record in financial leadership will be invaluable in driving
Sonatus’ innovation and growth.”
“I’m delighted to be joining the very talented team at Sonatus
at an exciting time for the company, and the automotive industry at
large,” said Mahesh Karanth. “Software innovation is accelerating
and I’m looking forward to working with my new colleagues as
Sontaus reinforces its position at the forefront of this
shift.”
About Sonatus
Sonatus is accelerating vehicle software innovation and the
transition towards software-defined vehicles. The diverse products
comprising the Sonatus Vehicle Platform serve as the key building
blocks that allow automotive companies and their ecosystem to fast
forward to the future of mobility and deliver continuous
improvements in costs, capabilities, reliability, and user
experience over the vehicle lifespan. Sonatus’ award-winning
software platform is in mass production in over 1 million vehicles
from Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis today and will grow to millions of
cars by 2024. The company has raised more than $110 million USD
with world-class automotive, technology, and venture investors
including Foxconn, Hyundai Motor Group’s Kia Corporation, LG
Electronics, Marvell, NEC and Translink Orchestrating Future Fund,
SAIC Capital, Translink Capital, UMC Capital, and Wanxiang. Sonatus
is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA (Silicon Valley), with offices in
Bangalore, Dublin, Detroit, Kraków, Paris, Pune, Shanghai, Seoul,
Taipei, and Tokyo. For more information visit www.sonatus.com.
Sonatus and the Sonatus logo are trademarks of Sonatus, Inc. The
Sonatus trademark is registered in the United States and may be
registered in other countries. © 2024 Sonatus, Inc.
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