Cerence Inc. announced the appointment of Sujal Shah, a results-oriented leader with more than two decades of automotive product development and professional services experience, as the Company’s Head of Professional Services. In this role, Mr. Shah will be responsible for delivering innovation in products and services for Cerence’s automaker and tier 1 customers. Mr. Shah brings 23 years of experience in designing and developing AI-powered, embedded and cloud-based in-vehicle infotainment systems. He joins Cerence from HARMAN International’s Connected Services Business Unit, where he most recently served as Vice President, Innovation Services, responsible for driving creation of new services offerings in infotainment, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), Android® Automotive, Digital Cockpit, and AUTOSAR® Adaptive, including a driver monitoring solution for ADAS applications and forward-facing, camera-based solutions for object detection, collision warning, lane departure warning, and more. In previous roles at HARMAN, Mr. Shah led the Android Automotive practice, partnering with Google to develop new solution offerings based on Android Automotive; led product management for semi-OEM headunits, OBD-II devices, wireless chargers and smart displays; and led business development for HARMAN’s automotive solutions. Prior to HARMAN, Mr. Shah held roles at Alpine Electronics of America, Nissan North America, and DaimlerChrysler Corporation.