Embark Trucks, Inc. announced the appointment of Stephen Houghton as Chief Operating Officer, as Embark continues to forge partnerships with the nation's trucking companies and expands operations into new states. As COO, Stephen will leverage his extensive experience as an autonomous vehicle executive to guide Embark through rapid hiring, establish rigorous business operations, and oversee Embark's growth in new markets including Texas as Embark scales up in preparation for commercial deployment of the Embark Driver in 2024. Stephen is a veteran executive who brings two decades of leadership experience to Embark, including six years working on autonomous vehicles at Amazon and Cruise.

As VP of Global Markets at Cruise, Stephen oversaw a team of more than 700 during a period of rapid growth. Stephen has served as Chief Operations and Fleet Officer at Embark since June 2021.