Thankfully, this is not the end of what Randall is going to be doing in the uncrewed space. Shoreline isn’t far away )Īlso read: Why is DJI shuttering its flagship store in Hong Kong? What’s next for Randall Warnas? I second Randall’s comment on the team at Autel – truly some heavy talent.
So now, taking to LinkedIn, Troy also commented on the unexpected turn of events: The drone industry benefits from people like him who cares so much about the user and the data. When Troy was being appointed, Randall had said:Īnother huge add to the Autel team! Troy and I didn’t know each other extremely well, but every interaction was a positive one before we started talking about working together. Troy is also a drone industry veteran and has worked with the likes of Measure and senseFly before joining Autel as Director of Enterprise Sales. MsTtcZs78S- Autel Robotics July 12, 2021 Most importantly, he was an end-user for a long time which has left him with a passion for putting customers first. Over the last few years, he’s been a drone instructor, business owner, and sales leader in the industry. Meet Troy Hittle, Autel’s new Director of Enterprise Sales. The employee Randall mentions is Troy Hittle, whose appointment was announced by Autel on July 12: I took the ‘over my dead body’ approach and now we’re both floating down the river together. Mostly this came down to an unjust evaluation of an employee with the company for five weeks which resulted in receiving a termination letter for that person with me expected to sign. So rather than prolong this for weeks or months or years, I am moving on. This also entirely undermined my ability to function in the role as needed. When people have unjust authority and no accountability, bad things are bound to happen. Right… Autel’s owner is also Frank, but has his own FOF (family of Frank), and for nine whole weeks I have been trying to sort that out. During the interview process I talked about how DJI is run by Frank and the ‘FOF’ (friends of Frank) they laughed and said how they were different. The ownership of the company, however, is suspect. The team still at Autel is second to none in the unmanned industry. Of course, I don’t want to be writing this message, but as publicly as I came into the role I wanted there to be clarity that my affiliation with the brand is over. This morning I resigned as CEO of Autel Robotics. So, what went wrong? Unjust evaluation of subordinate prompts Autel CEO to resign If a company is truly willing to listen and truly willing to create technology that scratches the itch and fulfills the needs of its users, then I believe it can become something that’s not entirely existent in the market today.Ĭlearly, he had a plan. Randall said while accepting the CEO position at Autel:įirst, we need to work on being what no one else is. It had, in fact, become common to see Autel pilots marvel at how the new CEO was “ intent on making the customer base happy” by listening to their issues and offering swift resolutions. And that’s because Randall himself is an “ear-to-the-street” kind of guy, having made his way up the ladder from a pretty humble background. By interacting with all of those different entities, I’ve learned so much about what companies are doing right, what companies are doing wrong, and I really want to use those relationships to discover how we can make our technology better.Įven back then, he was clear that he craved a work environment where people actually listened. I came to Autel because I feel like I have some of the most unique relationships in the drone industry. Before that, he was with DJI, helping the drone giant to push out its enterprise line in the US.Īt the time of joining Autel, Randall had said his prime goal was to elevate drone technology: Randall took on a leadership position at Autel on June 1 this year, after a long stint at FLIR Systems, a company that specializes in producing thermal imaging cameras and drone sensors. He pointed to people around him having “unjust authority and no accountability” and noted that blatant nepotism and favoritism in the organization was undermining his ability to function in the role as needed. Randall announced his resignation in a LinkedIn post on Thursday. Autel Robotics CEO Randall Warnas is leaving the drone company after about nine weeks on the job.
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