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SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Appen Limited(https://appen.com/) (ASX:APX), the trusted global leader in

high-quality data for the AI Lifecycle, recently announced the official

starting of Armughan Ahmad as CEO and President. With over 25 years of

experience scaling multi-billion-dollar technology businesses and building

strong global teams, Armughan plans to accelerate adoption within the

fast-growing enterprise AI market.

"I am thrilled to join Appen as the new CEO and am excited to enable our

customers to build mission critical AI applications that deliver new customer

experiences. The pace of AI is accelerating with new innovation in generative

AI like ChatGPT and DALL.E from Open AI. As a fast-growing AI industry leader

generating more than $440M revenue in FY21, Appen is well positioned to evolve

with the changing needs of AI, and I believe we have a unique opportunity to

deliver an ethical, trusted AI for good. As the leading provider of data for

AI, we have a responsibility to set the standard for excellence and integrity

in the industry. We will continue to push the boundaries of AI and make a

positive and sustainable impact on the world."

Prior to joining, Armughan served as the President and Managing Partner of

Digital at KPMG, a global leader in delivering innovative digital

transformation services across industry sectors, prior to KPMG he served as the

Senior Vice President & General Manager at Dell Technologies, where he led the

company's Cloud, HPC and Solutions business. He oversaw product, engineering,

sales, marketing, services, and alliances, growing it to multi-billions in

revenue. Armughan played a vital role in integrating Dell's acquisition of EMC

data storage, architecting multiple successful multi-cloud platforms, including

Microsoft, VMWare, and RedHat.

Appen is a category leader, delivering AI products and services to many of the

world's largest tech companies and Fortune 500 customers globally. Major

customers including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Airbus, Bloomberg,

Pinterest, Home Depot and Siemens rely on Appen to power their AI applications.

Appen has been at the forefront of innovative AI for over 25 years. Throughout

the evolution of the industry, we have remained dedicated to providing

high-quality AI training data to our customers. We enabled our customers to

develop some of the most advanced AI systems, such as search algorithms,

autonomous driving, and voice interface systems.

Generative AI is paving the way for the era of the AI-powered worker by

automating our most repetitive tasks. Instead, workers can now free-up time to

focus on strategy, creativity, and innovation.

"AI is here to augment our tasks, not our purpose. They are just tools. We are

the magic ingredient. It accelerates human and machine collaboration while

keeping our essence and adding some fantastical elements for fun and work,

while empowering us to contribute to the rise of a new era for human

achievement. There is a significant opportunity for Appen to capture the next

wave of growth in AI by leveraging our technology and globally diverse crowd,"

shares Armughan.

Welcome to visit Appen Korean:

https://kr.appen.com/

Welcome to visit Appen Japan:

https://appen.co.jp/

SOURCE:  Appen

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