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Rivian’s Chief Communications Officer (CCO), Sarah O’Brien, is leaving the electric vehicle manufacturer after just over a year in the role. The executive joined the company in June 2023 and was reporting directly to the Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe.
The photo of the CCO has been removed from the company’s website, making her the only C-level executive absent from the gallery. This change was first noticed by a Rivian owner on X.
Rivian and O’Brien did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Prior to Rivian, she served as Vice President of Executive & Product Communications at Meta (formerly Facebook), where she led communications efforts for over four years, from January 2019 to June 2023.
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The executive served as Vice President of Communications from August 2017 to September 2018, following a year as Senior Director of Communications at the company.
Prior to her time at Tesla, O’Brien spent eight years at Apple, holding various positions including PR roles for iPhone and Music in both California and London.
On Tuesday, the company appointed Google veteran Sangsoo S. as its new Vice President of Infotainment Software, bringing significant tech expertise to the electric vehicle maker.
At the electric vehicle (EV) maker, Sangsoo will lead the Infotainment Software group which is focused on “driving innovation across platform development, system UI, AI (voice and genAI), camera systems, maps, media, and more”, according to the executive.
[Story Update at 11:19 ET: Rivian responded to the request for comment, stating, “We have nothing to comment or add.”]
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
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