Nuance Communications, a provider of artificial intelligence-based solutions, named Mark Benjamin CEO, effective April 23.
Here are five takeaways:
1. Mr. Benjamin currently serves as president and COO of NCR Corp., a business technology company.
2. He previously served as president of Automatic Data Processing's Global Enterprise Solutions division.
3. He succeeds Paul Ricci, who is retiring March 29.
4. Mr. Ricci served as CEO of the company for 18 years, during which time the company grew from an imaging software publisher to a multibillion dollar AI solutions provider.
5. Dan Tempesta, Nuance's CFO, will serve as interim CEO during the weeks between Mr. Ricci's retirement and Mr. Benjamin assuming the role.