Ravi Simhambhatla has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and AI Officer at AutoNation, taking on leadership

Ravi Simhambhatla has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and AI Officer at AutoNation, taking on leadership of the company’s technology, data science and artificial intelligence agenda. He brings expertise across AI, data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, product innovation and customer experience.

Prior to this appointment, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital & Innovation Officer at Avis Budget Group. His leadership career also includes senior technology roles at Google, United Airlines, Aer Lingus, Tesla Motors and Virgin America, along with earlier positions at Aspect Communications, Legato Systems, Sybase, Wipro/GEIS and Microcon Instruments and Systems.