Robo.ai Inc. announced a series of senior executive appointments for its subsidiary Neurovia AI, an AI visual data processing and compression technology company. Khalifa Mohammed Alshehhi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, Ziad Shaltuni has been appointed Chief Growth Officer, and Ahmed Alhashmi has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer. All appointments take effect immediately.
Following Robo.ai’s acquisition of Neurovia AI, the company released its NeuroStream™ product, completed live technology validation at the 9th International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR 2026), and participated as an official partner at the 3rd Government Cybersecurity Summit and the UAE Data Center Infrastructure & Cloud Summit 2026. Following previous Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer appointments, the appointments announced today mark an important milestone in the company’s local organizational development and lay the foundation for large-scale commercial delivery of the NeuroStream™ platform across government and enterprise markets.
Chief Executive Officer: Mr. Khalifa Mohamed Alshehi
Mr. Alshehi’s career spans engineering, network operations, international business, and group-level investment management, with over 30 years of senior leadership experience. He has held senior positions at the UAE Ministry of Interior and Etisalat, one of the largest mobile communications groups in the Gulf region, where he was closely involved in major development and expansion programs across the technology and telecommunications sectors. He has worked extensively with regulators, government agencies and international carriers, and his experience covers the complete evolution of the Gulf communications industry from traditional networks to today’s digital ecosystem.
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Chief Growth Officer: Ziad Shaltuni
Mr. Chartouni has more than 20 years of experience in commercial strategy, growth transformation, and revenue management across North America and the Gulf region. Previously, he served as Chief Sales and Customer Care Officer for Mobily, a Saudi telecommunications operator, where he led a national sales and customer operations organization of over 3,000 people, had P&L responsibility for a revenue portfolio of over US$5 billion, and led a major expansion of the national retail and franchise network. He has since served as Vice President of Sales for MENA at OSN and Chief Executive Officer of Modern Distribution Company in Riyadh, providing executive advisory support to technology companies in the region, including Space42 (part of G42). As Chief Growth Officer, he will oversee Neurovia AI’s growth strategy, commercialization roadmap, and channel ecosystem development.
Chief Marketing Officer: Ahmed Alhashmi
Alhashmi, a UAE national, is a senior brand and marketing executive with over 30 years of experience in marketing, brand building and product management across the Gulf region. He served as Group Senior Vice President of Brand and Communications and Chief Commercial Officer of India operations at Etisalat Group, where he played a leading role in the creation and launch of the Mobily brand in Saudi Arabia in 2005. Subsequently, he held positions including Senior Advisor and Director of Marketing & Communications at Khalifa University and Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). During his 10 years at Mobily and Etisalat, he oversaw marketing investments totaling over $400 million. As Chief Marketing Officer, he will be responsible for Neurovia AI’s brand architecture, marketing communications, and regional market development.
Core leadership team rooted in UAE
“Neurovia AI is the cornerstone of Robo.ai’s AI software strategy,” said Benjamin Zai, CEO of Robo.ai. “We believe that our leadership team, which is well-versed in government and enterprise affairs, telecommunications infrastructure, commercial growth, and brand building across the Gulf region, is key to advancing the NeuroStream™ platform from technical validation to large-scale commercial delivery. With the completion of these appointments, Neurovia “AI has the complete organizational capacity to implement government and enterprise-grade projects across the country.” region”
