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Ember Technologies Inc. has named Jim Rowan as chief executive of its consumer business effective Tuesday.
Rowan is a former chief executive of Dyson Ltd., the British vacuum and appliance manufacturer with U.S. headquarters in Chicago.
In his new role, Rowan will work with the leadership team of the Westlake Village company that makes temperature-controlled coffee mugs to further expand Ember’s presence in Asia and Europe as well as continue to grow the brand’s U.S. sales and distribution channels.
Clay Alexander, founder and group chief executive of Ember, said it was a privilege to welcome an experienced executive such as Rowan to the company.
Ember Makes Big Moves Tapping Former Dyson Executive Jim Rowan as CEO of the Company s Consumer Division
The global temperature control brand known for its self-heating smart mugs restructures the chief executive role in order to grow Ember s consumer and healthcare verticals.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Ember Technologies, Inc. (Ember®), maker of the world s first temperature control smart mug, announces today the appointment of former Dyson CEO, Jim Rowan, as the new chief executive of Ember s consumer division. Taking effect on February 16, 2021, Jim Rowan will take the reins overseeing marketing, sales, finance and operations for the consumer business and will join Ember s Board of Directors.
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Ember Technologies, which makes temperature controlled coffee mugs, says it has named a former Dyson executive as its new CEO for its consumer division. The company said it named
Jim Rowan to the position, to head up marketing, sales, finance and operations for the consumer business. The company said Rowan has joined it board of directors. Ember Founder and CEO Clay Alexander will become Group CEO at Ember, and will continue to influence strategic business decisions and product development for Ember s consumer products, and will take the role of CEO of Ember s healthcare division, according to the company. Rowan also previously was head of Research In Motion (BlackBerry) from 2007 to 2012.
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