籌得資金後,Magic Leap 確認將更換 CEO

Rony Abovitz 的繼任者需要帶領公司去尋求企業市場的合作機會。

Rony Abovitz, founder president and CEO of Magic Leap (R) unveils a view of his companies augmented reality with Rio Caraeff, chief content officer, at the Wall Street Journal Digital Live ( WSJDLive ) conference at the Montage hotel in Laguna Beach, California  October 20, 2015.      REUTERS/Mike Blake
Rony Abovitz, founder president and CEO of Magic Leap (R) unveils a view of his companies augmented reality with Rio Caraeff, chief content officer, at the Wall Street Journal Digital Live ( WSJDLive ) conference at the Montage hotel in Laguna Beach, California October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake


上週在接受採訪時,Magic Leap 時任 CEO Rony Abovitz 透露稱其團隊將會獲得一筆 3.5 億美元的新投資。時至今日,他終於透過官方部落格正式宣佈了這一消息,在公告中其表示「新的資金已經確定到位」,並稱 Magic Leap「未來將全力促成關鍵性的戰略企業合作」。

只是在這個未來裡,Abovitz 將不會再扮演公司 CEO 的角色。他稱自己已經與董事會達成了共識,那就是 Magic Leap 需要一位新的 CEO 來帶領公司真正完成企業向空間運算的商業化。按照 Abovitz 的說法,董事會已經在積極招募繼任者,相信「很快」就能分享更多的細節。至於他本人,之後「會在董事會層面上」給予 Magic Leap 領導、策略上的協助。