Carl Smit. Photo courtesy DroneUp
Virginia Beach-based DroneUp LLC announced Tuesday it has hired Carl Smit as its chief strategy officer.
In his new role, he will advise CEO Tom Walker and DroneUp’s senior leadership team to set the strategic direction of the company and focus on growing its retail drone delivery offerings. He will also oversee corporate development including mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures.
“[Smit’s] experience in global retail, product development and innovation will be invaluable as we continue our record growth,” Walker said in a statement. “I look forward to Carl’s counsel and having him as part of our senior leadership team as we continue our leadership position in the retail drone delivery market.”
