Allbirds rebrands to Smartbird, names Nadia Carlsten CEO as AI pivot continues
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Samantha Subin
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Summary
Allbirds, the shoemaker that rebranded to NewBird AI in April, is now changing its name to Smartbird and appointing Nadia Carlsten as CEO. Carlsten, formerly of AWS's quantum computing center and the Department of Homeland Security, replaces Joe Vernachio. The company has fully pivoted from footwear to AI infrastructure, and shares surged 34% on the news.
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· 3 pulledAllbirds is changing its name to Smartbird and appointing a new chief executive.
Carlsten previously led Amazon Web Services' quantum computing center and worked at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Shares of BIRD soared 34% on Wednesday.
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