Shipping and logistics specialist Auctane bolsters executive team with addition of new CTO and CFO

Auctane, a specialist in the mailing and shipping space through products like ShipStation, Stamps.com, Metapack, and Packlink, has announced the appointments of Nick Ciubotariu as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Sal Lombardi as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Ciubotariu joins with over 20 years of experience leading technology strategy and execution for high growth companies. Most recently, he served as SVP, Global Enterprise Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Assets/Crypto at Nasdaq.

Prior to this, he was PayPal’s CTO of Product Technology, and held senior leadership positions at Amazon, and Microsoft, where he played a key role in developing and delivering solutions like Venmo, Checkout, Amazon Search, Alexa Messaging, and AWS Rekognition.

"I'm excited to join Auctane at a time of pivotal growth for the organisation,” he says. “The company's vision for transforming the delivery experience resonates deeply with my passion to leverage technology to turn complexity into simplicity. I look forward to leading the team to develop innovative products in service of our customers worldwide."

Lombardi was previously at C1, a company specialising in AI powered security, infrastructure, and communications, where he served as CFO. Before that, he held various senior leadership positions at cxLoyalty over a period of 20 years.

“Joining Auctane is a unique opportunity to be part of a company that is revolutionising the mailing and shipping industry for millions of businesses around the world,” he comments. “I'm eager to help drive continued, sustainable growth across the business,  focusing on financial discipline and strategic investments.”

"We’re thrilled to welcome Nick and Sal to Auctane," says Al Ko, CEO at Auctane. "Both join us from leadership positions in rapidly advancing, cutting-edge industries. Together, they will help us build on Auctane’s long history of industry leading innovation, as we develop the next game-changing technology in service of our customers."

2024 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Shipping and logistics is a key focus area for the sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards, which is now open for entries.

The awards, sponsored by Scala, CADS, 3D Cloud, Brightpearl by Sage’s Lightning 50, and Retail Technology Show 2025, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Key 2024 dates

Friday, 25th October: Award entry deadline 

Tuesday, 29th October: 2024 shortlist revealed

30th October-6th November: Judging days

Thursday, 21st November: Winners announced at the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards ceremony, to be held at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London.