Presto Automation Inc. announced that Xavier Casanova has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. After leading the company as Interim CEO, Krishna Gupta will return to his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Presto as Chief Product Officer in 2022 and subsequently having been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Xavier was a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur who founded several successful startups including Fireclick (acquired by Digital River), Wambo, and Liveclicker (acquired by Marigold).

He holds a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in math and computer science from cole Polytechnique. Xavier is the ideal choice to lead Presto forward as deploy the most immediately actionable AI-enabled Voice and Touch solutions, especially as continue automating drive-thrus across the country, said Mr. Gupta. He has a proven track record as a founder and CEO, and has been the central piece to rapidly advancing core Enterprise AI platform.

He lives the Presto values and Im really looking forward to working closely with him to help drive growth and build on Prestos recent momentum.