Otonomo Appoints Fred Kohout as Chief Marketing Officer

Seasoned executive tapped to build and scale Otonomo’s Go-To-Market Strategy

Otonomo Technologies Ltd. , a leading mobility intelligence provider, announced the appointment of Fred Kohout as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Bringing more than three decades of sales and marketing experience to Otonomo, Kohout will be charged with scaling Otonomo’s brand to demand engine to capitalize on the immense market opportunity represented by connected vehicle data and mobility intelligence.

Mr. Kohout joins a growing executive team at Otonomo, including recently appointed leaders Doron Simon, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy, Anders Truelsen, Chief Revenue Officer, and Amit Hammer, EVP Operations. Kohout, Simon, Truelsen, Hammer and Matan Tessler, Executive Vice President Products, will partner to develop and execute Otonomo’s go-to-market strategy across all geographies and segments.

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Kohout has worked in the technology sector for more than three decades during which time he has served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Cray, Inc., UC4 and Tagsys RFID. Kohout also held senior roles across marketing and sales at Sun Microsystems, EMC and, most recently, HPE where he led both Product and Field Marketing. Kohout started his career in broadcast journalism at KXLE radio and KVEW television in Washington state. He is a graduate of Central Washington State University and currently serves on its Foundation Board.

Ben Volkow, CEO of Otonomo, commented, “The timing is right to bring Fred onto the Otonomo team to help lead us through the next stage of rapid growth. His experience and skill set make him the best person to strengthen the Otonomo brand across a very diverse set of industries and geographies worldwide. I look forward to his contribution and partnership, as we ramp our go to market activities.”

“Otonomo is at the forefront of market creation with a platform that will change how we think about mobility,” said Fred Kohout, newly appointed CMO of Otonomo. “Otonomo has an exciting story to tell about creating safer driving experiences, more effective and sustainable transportation strategies and enabling an ecosystem built around vehicles to capture the value of data by creating new services.

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