SambaNova Names Engineering and Finance Leaders to Accelerate Growth as Customer Demand Surges

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    "title": "SambaNova Names Engineering and Finance Leaders to Accelerate Growth as Customer Demand Surges - AOL.com",
    "contact": "Matt Padfield",
    "excerpt": "SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 12, 2026-- SambaNova, a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Matt Padfield as Chief Financial Officer and Rich Heaton as Executive Vice President of Software. The appointments come as SambaNova enters a new phase of scale, driven by surging demand for premium inference and agentic AI. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260612257950/en/ \"In a market that moves this fast, you need leaders who are wired for scale, speed, and ambition. Matt and Rich bring exactly that. We're building something rare at SambaNova - the leading premium inference chip, accelerating customer demand, and momentum that's only growing. Welcome to the team,\" said Rodrigo Liang, co-founder and CEO of SambaNova. \"In a market that moves this fast, you need leaders who are wired for scale, speed, and ambition. Matt and Rich bring exactly that. We're building something rare at SambaNova - the leading premium inference chip, accelerating customer demand, and momentum that's only growing. Welcome to the team,\" said Rodrigo Liang, co-founder and CEO of SambaNova. Matt Padfield, Chief Financial Officer Matt joins SambaNova to build and lead the financial infrastructure that will support the company's next stage of growth, from operational rigor to strategic...",
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