Aeva, which specializes in next generation 4D LiDAR sensing and perception systems, has announced that former Apple exec, Tim Willis, has joined the company as vice president of Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Strategy.
In this new position, he will lead Aeva’s supply chain and manufacturing operations, providing strategic oversight on the company’s production of its 4D LiDAR technology for mass market applications. Willis was most recently the chief manufacturing and global supply officer at Waymo, where he also served as General Manager of Waymo’s LiDAR sensor technology business unit. Prior to Waymo, Willis spent several years at Apple, last serving as the senior director of Global Supply Chain Management for iPhone, Watch, iPod and Accessories.
He has also held progressively senior management roles across industry leading organizations, including Lumileds, Motorola and Ford Motor Company. Founded in 2017 by former Apple engineers Soroush Salehian and Mina Rezk, and led by a multidisciplinary team of engineers and operators, Aeva goal is to build “the next-generation of sensing and perception for autonomous vehicles and beyond.”
