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- Gudmundsson Drives Innovation in Karma’s Executive Leadership Team, Developing Karma’s Future Vision
- Key Assignment: Implement CEO’s Strategic Vision and Direction for Innovative Competitive Roadmap
IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 21, 2020) – Stefan Gudmundsson, an accomplished executive from the connected automotive space, has joined Karma, the Southern California-based high-tech mobility incubator and creator of luxury electric vehicles, as Chief Innovation Officer.
“Innovation is among the most important building blocks of Karma’s technology-focused business strategy because it helps grow our brand value and paves a strong path forward,” said Karma CEO Dr. Lance Zhou. “Stefan’s extensive knowledge in the connected automotive space will play a vital role in developing Karma’s competitive roadmap; identifying strategic partners, innovative approaches and new product breakthroughs to maximize Karma’s market potential.”
Gudmundsson has leveraged his extensive international experience in connected car, infotainment and telematics to consistently deliver innovative, ground-breaking, and cost-effective solutions and products for OEM, Tier 1, Aftermarket and ITS applications.
Gudmundsson joins Karma from a role as Senior Principal/Director, Global Automotive Market Development and Product Strategy at u-blox, a creator of wireless semiconductors and modules, where he brought strategic innovation to its product lines. Prior to that, Gudmundsson served as Director, Technology & Operations at Hyundai AutoEver Telematics America, Project Management at Volvo’s WirelessCar, and Vice President, Technology at DRI Corporation.
“The mobility industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, with electrification, connectivity and intelligent technology paving the way for the future,” said Gudmundsson. “Karma’s strategic, tech-focused luxury offerings will help set the business apart, leading the curve for the next wave of automotive innovation.”
Gudmundsson earned a Master of Science in Computer Science & Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is also a frequent connected car, telematics and M2M global speaker and writer, and holds multiple international patents in telematics.
About Karma
Southern California-based Karma is more than just a car company. Although we are best known as a creator of soul-stirring luxury electric vehicles, Karma has emerged as a high-tech incubator offering innovators a perfect platform to prove their emerging technologies. Founded in 2014, Karma is reinventing the traditional retail-based automotive business model by opening its engineering, design, customization and manufacturing resources to other companies looking to speed product development, access new technology, or make their products more luxurious. The Revero GT is a luxury electric vehicle powered by dual electric motors that embodies Karma’s goals of offering leading automotive design, technology, customization and an outstanding customer experience. Our retail partners in North America are now delivering the Revero GT to retail customers and will begin offering a performance-version of that car, the Revero GTS, during the first quarter of 2020. Every Revero is created with great individual care and world-class craftsmanship at the Karma Innovation and Customization Center in Moreno Valley, Calif. For more information, visit www.karmaautomotive.com, or www.karmanewsroom.com.
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