PITTSBURGH, Oct. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The PNC Financial
Services Group, Inc., (NYSE: PNC) appointed Bryan Salesky, CEO
of Argo AI, LLC, to its board of directors, effective today. He has
also been appointed to the board's Technology Subcommittee and its
Special Committee on Equity & Inclusion.
Salesky co-founded and leads Pittsburgh-based, Argo AI, LLC, an
independent self-driving technology platform company that
works with top automakers to develop fully integrated self-driving
systems including software, hardware, maps and cloud-support
infrastructure. Over two decades, Salesky has held roles of
increasing responsibility across leading technology companies
including Google and Carnegie Mellon's
National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC).
"We are thrilled to welcome Bryan as a new independent director
on our board," said William S. Demchak, PNC chairman,
president and chief executive officer. "His strategic vision and
entrepreneurism in the technology and AI platforms industries will
be invaluable to PNC as we continue to invest in our new product
innovation and growth."
Salesky brings significant experience across the robotics and
software engineering disciplines. In addition to co-leading NREC's
team that won the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge autonomous vehicle
race, he managed a portfolio of the center's largest commercial
programs, including autonomous mining trucks for Caterpillar. While
at Google, he was responsible for the development and manufacture
of their self-driving system hardware portfolio, which
included sensors, computers, and several vehicle development
programs.
"Bryan brings an important and unique perspective to PNC,"
continued Demchak. "His skillset and experience will be
instrumental to expanding and strengthening our existing
expertise."
Salesky holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from
the University of Pittsburgh. He
currently serves on the University of
Pittsburgh's board of trustees.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest
diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its
customers and communities for strong relationships and local
delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of
lending products; specialized services for corporations and
government entities, including corporate banking, real estate
finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset
management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
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