Pivotal names Navy test pilot Mike Ross interim CEO after Karklin exits
Pivotal is pitching public-safety and defense missions alongside personal-aircraft sales, drawing on Ross's aviation and autonomy background.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: TechCrunch
Why it matters
Pivotal is entering the difficult handoff from founder invention and early sales to repeatable operations. Ross's selection points toward public safety and defense as the markets that could sustain the aircraft beyond recreation.
At Pivotal, founder Marcus Leng's aircraft project is changing CEOs: Ken Karklin left after more than four years in the role, and Pivotal said in its transition announcement that board member Mike Ross became interim CEO effective August 31st. TechCrunch reported the change on September 1st.…