PITTSBURGH, PA. – Seegrid Corp., a leading provider of autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions for material handling, announced Abe Ghabra as the company’s chief operating officer on May 15.

In addition to overseeing Seegrid’s day-to-day operations, Ghabra is expected to play a role in driving the company’s strategic initiatives and accelerating its expansion in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics facilities across the United States. Specifically, Ghabra will oversee supply chain, quality, manufacturing, customer deployments, and after-sale customer service and success. Leveraging his extensive background in strategic planning, product development, and operations management, Ghabra also will lead Seegrid’s efforts to optimize operational efficiency, ensure product quality, and ultimately deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction with, and return on investment from Seegrid solutions, the company said.

“I am eager to join Seegrid during this exciting phase of growth and innovation,” Ghabra said. “Seegrid’s commitment to leading the AMR industry and continuing to deliver autonomous solutions that are setting industry standards — while driving efficiency, productivity, and safety — is truly inspiring. I look forward to working with this talented team to continue delivering unparalleled value to our customers and partners.”

Ghabra joins Seegrid from Motional, a manufacturer of driverless vehicles. As COO at Motional, he spearheaded global autonomous vehicle operations in testing and commercial applications, as well as enterprise functions such as safety, IT, cybersecurity, and workplace experience, to deliver overall organizational success.

“I am very excited to welcome Abe to the Seegrid team,” said Joe Pajer, chief executive officer at Seegrid. “Customer adoption of our market-leading AMR lift solutions is accelerating very rapidly. His impressive leadership skills and deep industry knowledge will be instrumental in driving the operational excellence necessary to fulfill our mission to revolutionize material handling through autonomous solutions that deliver the highest levels of ROI for our customers.”

Ghabra holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering as well as an MBA from the University of Michigan.