Computer vision tech venture Standard Cognition makes key appointments

US-based autonomous checkout solution provider, Standard Cognition, has announced the addition of Jennifer Haroon as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Angie Westbrock as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to its executive team.

“Jennifer and Angie have unique and important experience in building and scaling autonomous technology companies," says Jordan Fisher, Co-founder and CEO, Standard, which earlier this year nabbed unicorn status with a major funding round.

"They will be an integral part of bringing our computer vision platform to more retail stores around the world."

Haroon joins the company from Nauto, an AI and computer vision driver and fleet safety platform for collision avoidance, where she was COO and served as interim CFO. Prior to that, she was Head of Business Operations at Waymo.

"Computer vision is the future of retail, and Standard has the opportunity to redefine how people shop," Haroon comments. "I look forward to building an engine at Standard that supports our growth and establishes us as one of the world's premiere computer vision companies."

Westbrock, meanwhile, joins from Lyft where she was VP of Global Operations and oversaw more than 600 field team members in cities across the US and Canada.

Prior to that, she was COO at the personalised nutrition company Habit, and launched West Operations at meal kit delivery company HelloFresh.

Westbrock is also a founding member of Chief, a private network built to drive more women into leadership positions.

“I’m passionate about working with technology that improves how we live,” she says.

“Standard’s computer vision platform removes the friction from shopping while providing insights and tools to problem-solve in today’s ever changing retail environment.”

“By building the right processes and focusing on rapid and repeatable execution, we can scale our technology to retailers globally and completely transform the way people shop.”

Fisher adds: “As we prepare to announce additional partnerships which will bring autonomous checkout to more communities around the globe, filling these pivotal roles provides a firm foundation for growth.’

“Standard is poised to redefine retail with computer vision technology, and Jennifer and Angie are critical ingredients to scale our work and make that possible."