Einride founder steps down as CEO amid push to scale electric, autonomous trucks

Robert Falck, the founder of electric and autonomous trucking startup Einride, is stepping down from the role of CEO as the company works toward scaling its technology, raising more funds, and exploring the possibility of an IPO. Falck will transition to the role of executive chairman of the board where he will focus on Einride’s long-term strategy. Einride’s CFO, Roozbeh Charli, will take over the role of chief executive effective immediately. The company said in a statement that Charli has helped build Einride’s operational infrastructure and commercial momentum across Europe and North America over the past five years. Falck founded Einride, his seventh company, in 2016 with a mission to transform the carbon-emitting trucking industry. His background is diverse. In a previous life, he founded a nightclub guest list startup and also served as the director of manufacturing engineering assembly at Volvo GTO Powertrain. Falck has spoken to TechCrunch at length about his goals for Ein ... Read full article.