Management
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Colin Angle
Chairman, CEO and FounderColin Angle
Chairman, CEO and FounderColin M. Angle, a co-founder of iRobot, has served as chairman of the board since October 2008, as chief executive officer since June 1997, and prior to that, as our president since November 1992. He has served as a director since October 1992. As a co-founder and chief executive officer, Colin provides a critical contribution to the board of directors with his detailed knowledge of the Company, our employees, our client base, our prospects, the strategic marketplace and our competitors. Colin p... -
Julie Zeiler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerJulie Zeiler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerJulie Zeiler has served as our executive vice president and chief financial officer since May 2020, overseeing the company's financial operations, investor relations, facilities and IT organizations. Prior to being appointed CFO, Julie served as the company’s vice president of finance since joining the company in January 2017. In this position, she led the company’s financial planning and analysis, and treasury functions. Prior to joining iRobot, Julie served in a number of senior financial lead... -
Jean Jacques (JJ) Blanc
Chief Commercial OfficerJean Jacques (JJ) Blanc
Chief Commercial OfficerJean Jacques (JJ) Blanc was named Chief Commercial Officer in February 2020 and is responsible for leading iRobot’s global go-to market commercial strategy. Previously iRobot’s Vice President and General Manager of EMEA, JJ has over 30 years of commercial management experience. He played a critical role in the acquisition and integration of iRobot’s largest distributor, Robopolis SAS, and significantly grew the company’s business in EMEA. Prior to iRobot, JJ held leadership roles in commercial m... -
Russ Campanello
Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate CommunicationsRuss Campanello
Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate CommunicationsRussell J. Campanello has served as our executive vice president, human resources and corporate communications since February 2014. Russ previously served as our senior vice president, human resources and corporate communications from July 2013 until February 2014. From November 2010 until July 2013, Russ served as our senior vice president, human resources. Prior to joining iRobot, Russ served as senior vice president, human resources and administration at Phase Forward, Inc. from April 2008 un... -
Faris Habbaba
Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Development OfficerFaris Habbaba
Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Development OfficerFaris Habbaba joined iRobot as chief research and development officer in June 2021 and is responsible for driving technology development and advanced research to support product roadmaps and the company’s leadership position. Prior to joining iRobot, Faris served as vice president of engineering at Zebra Technologies from 2016-2021 where he managed a global team of more than 1,000 software and hardware engineers, driving innovation and enabling record growth through the scaling of software and h... -
Dr. Chris Jones
Chief Technology OfficerDr. Chris Jones
Chief Technology OfficerDr. Chris Jones is our chief technology officer. He has 20 years of experience in robotics research and development across academia, government, and industry. At iRobot, Chris' responsibilities are centered on long-term technology planning and strategy and fostering strategic partnerships to advance the state-of-the-art in practical robotics. Prior to joining iRobot in 2005, Chris was involved in robotics research and development at the Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems at the University ... -
Charlie Kirol
Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain OfficerCharlie Kirol
Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain OfficerCharlie joined iRobot as Chief Supply Chain Officer in February 2020 and is responsible for driving strategic direction and operational excellence across iRobot’s manufacturing and supply chain organization. Prior to joining iRobot, Charlie held leadership roles at Sensata from 2015 until 2019, including Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer. Before Sensata, Charlie spent seven years at Stanley Black & Decker in roles including Vice Preside... -
Glen Weinstein
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal OfficerGlen Weinstein
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal OfficerGlen D. Weinstein has served as our executive vice president and chief legal officer since August 2012. Glen previously served as our general counsel from July 2000 to August 2012 and as senior vice president from January 2005 to August 2012. Since March 2004, he has also served as our secretary. Prior to joining iRobot, Glen was with Covington & Burling LLP, a law firm in Washington, D.C. Glen holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School ...