Mohamad Ali Board’s Director, iRobot

iRobot Corp., in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, announced the addition of Mohamad Ali, president and CEO of Carbonite, Inc., to its board of directors. 

He became president, CEO and director of Carbonite upon joining the company in 2014. Since then, he has successfully led the company’s continued growth, serving the ever-evolving technology needs of small and mid-size businesses and consumers.

Previously, he served as chief strategy officer at Hewlett-Packard and president of Avaya Global Services. He also served in senior leadership roles at IBM, where he acquired numerous companies to build IBM’s analytics and big data business. In addition to Carbonite, he serves on the boards of directors of City National Bank, Oxfam America and the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. He was named to Boston Business Journal‘s 2008 40 Under 40 list, and recognized by Massachusetts High Tech magazine as a 2011 All-Star.

“Mohamad’s compelling track record of leadership, operating expertise and industry vision, across companies big and small, makes him an excellent addition to our board,” said Colin Angle, chairman and CEO, iRobot. “His experience with software, and in particular cloud infrastructure and data analytics, is important as iRobot looks to advance development efforts in mapping and other areas that will give our robots a richer understanding of their environment.“

“As a company that is already leading the way in leveraging the cloud and analytics to develop new robotic technologies across multiple markets, I am excited to be joining the board of directors at iRobot,” said Ali. “I look forward to working with iRobot’s leadership team to explore strategic ways to bring these exciting R&D efforts to market.”