UiPath, the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) firm, has appointed Marie Myers as its chief financial officer (CFO). Ms Meyers is the opening speaker at the Luxury Law Summit 2019, addressing the issue of driving the future for luxury sector profitability with disruptive technology. The opening sessions is ‘innovation imperative: how AI and big data will change luxury retail for good.’

Skyrocketing demand

As CFO, Ms Myers will report directly to UiPath’s CEO and co-founder Daniel Dines and will provide the financial leadership to support the company’s global mission to accelerate the adoption of automation across public and private sectors and businesses of all sizes. Ms Myers, who brings 20+ years of financial expertise, joins UiPath from HP where she served as the global controller and executive officer. Leading a team of 2,200, she was responsible for the financial statements in all of the countries where HP operates and HP’s financial operations globally. She has spent the majority of her career at HP and Compaq, holding several leadership positions including vice president finance operations, printing and PC division and chief audit executive. ‘It’s an incredible opportunity to join UiPath during this phase of growth and development and to help the company meet the skyrocketing demand of RPA. I can tell you firsthand how this technology can deliver real value within an enterprise and that is what really excites me,” said Ms Myers

Pioneering roles

Myers spearheaded the ‘Finance of the Future’ initiative at HP, guiding the organization to adopt emerging, disruptive technologies, including RPA and artificial intelligence, to modernize financial operations and pioneer more broadly in the digitisation of finance. Myers’ work recently earned the recognition of the Hackett Group’s 2018 Digital Awards for Smart Automation. She has also been widely recognized for her financial leadership expertise and contributions as a female executive, most recently being honoured as one of Houston Business Journal’s 2018 Women Who Mean Business, and, a 2017 HP Working Mother of the Year by Working Mother magazine.