Meta Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: (MMAT) stock plunged by 6.75% during the pre-market trading session. META invents, designs, develops, and manufactures sustainable, highly functional materials to achieve previously unattainable performance in a variety of applications.
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Mr. Carlos Smits has been named Vice President, Talent, and Culture at Meta Materials. Mr. Smits has over 25 years of expertise with some of the world’s most well-known companies to help them improve their people, culture, and scalability. He will be in charge of all human resources operations that support META’s growth, including talent development, leadership training, talent development, learning, diversity, and inclusiveness.
Prior to joining META, Carlos worked at Google as a Talent Acquisition Lead, where he oversaw frontline recruiting, developed people strategies for Google’s AR product area, and mentored the Google for Startups Accelerator’s Women Founders cohort. Carlos formerly worked as the Director of Talent Acquisition at North Inc., a smart Augmented Reality glasses business, where he was crucial in growing the firm to 450 employees, providing full-cycle global recruitment services, and showing new sourcing techniques.
George Palikaras, President & CEO commented,
Carlos joins META at a pivotal moment. His high-tech background will aid them in scaling their talent across critical functions like R&D, sales, production, and operations. The quality and depth of their existing, developing, and targeted talent, as well as the culture they build together, will help them achieve their goal of being the acknowledged global leader in metamaterials.
Carlos Smits stated,
META’s group is focused on some of the most cutting-edge technologies that will aid in the development of game-changing products in a variety of sectors. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives while also fostering a people-first culture. He is excited to create an environment, culture, and diversity and inclusion programs that will position the workers and organization for sustainable benefit in all of their locations.
