Allbirds names Nadia Carlsten CEO, replacing Joe Vernachio

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  • Allbirds named Nadia Carlsten president, CEO, board member as it rebranded to Smartbird following the sale of its footwear assets.
  • Carlsten previously led DCAI, where she launched a sovereign AI supercomputer with NVIDIA; she also held senior roles at SandboxAQ, AWS.
  • Outgoing CEO Joe Vernachio will resign from the company, including from the board.
  • Independent director Lily Yan Hughes was appointed board chair; CFO Annie Mitchell will remain in the role.
  • Smartbird expanded its convertible financing facility to USD 100 million from USD 50 million to fund its AI infrastructure strategy.


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