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Bedford, MA, USA, January 17, 2025

Oxipital AI announces the appointment of two dynamic leaders to steer the company into its next phase of growth

Bedford, MA, January 17, 2025—Oxipital AI today announced the appointments of Corey Merchant as Chief Revenue Officer and Ed Ognibene as Senior Vice President of Engineering.  

As Chief Revenue Officer, Corey will develop and execute the company’s overall commercial strategy to drive revenue growth and profitability. He brings over 20 years of senior technical sales experience to Oxipital AI, where he has successfully built brand visibility, identified strategic business partnerships, and increased revenue in targeted markets. “I am very fortunate to be joining the exceptional Oxipital AI team at such an exciting time for the company and the manufacturing automation space in general,” said Corey Merchant. “Oxipital AI’s  leading-edge AI vision platform allows manufacturers to optimize efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall quality programs without the tedious and rigid configuration and programming steps required when implementing traditional machine vision.”  

As Senior Vice President of Engineering, Ed will lead our world-class technology and engineering teams while driving the company’s overall technology strategy to align with business objectives. “I’m very excited to have joined Oxipital AI and to be part of a fantastic team that is improving product quality and operational efficiencies of critical manufacturing lines through transformative machine vision and AI,” said Ed Ognibene, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Oxipital AI. Ed joins Oxipital AI with over 20 years of engineering leadership, product development, strategic planning, and product commercialization.   

“I am thrilled to welcome both Corey and Ed to Oxipital AI and am greatly looking forward to their contributions as part of the company’s Executive Leadership Team,” said Mark Chiappetta, President and CEO of Oxipital AI. “Corey and Ed’s extensive experience with machine vision, artificial intelligence, and robotics will prove crucial to the company’s continued success and scale. I look forward to collaborating with them as we pursue many exciting strategic growth opportunities.”

Media Contact: 
Julie Collura
Director of Marketing Communications – Oxipital AI
Email: jcollura@oxipitalai.com