Autonomo Technologies hires Rehman Mohammed as Global Vice President to support existing and new global agreements

Autonomo Technologies has announced the appointment of Rehman Mohammed as Global Vice President.

He joins from AiFi where he was the GM for UKI, Nordics, Baltics and Middle East. Rehman is highly experienced in the frictionless technology space having helped grow AiFi from its first UKI customer in 2020 to pan European contracts today.

His achievements include launching the largest ever computer vision only store with Aldi, the first frictionless store in the UK Premier League at Leicester City FC, followed quickly by Aston Villa FC, Brighton & Hove Albion FC and FC Copenhagen. He launched the first frictionless store in Ireland as well as a number of new locations in the Nordics and Middle East.

Autonomo Technologies aims to simplify shopping for customers and retailers using AI. It is used by retailers where there is a lack of staff, to eliminate queues and to grow bricks and mortar retail profitably into smaller footprint locations. Autonomo works with Edeka, Migros, NHS, petrol stations, convenience stores, stadiums and grab and go stores.

James Sutherland, CEO at Autonomo, says: “Rehman completes a powerful team of world class retail and AI technology experts. We are consistently growing 10% month on month, similar to other ground breaking companies in their early stages and Rehmans experience provides sales management to accelerate growth.”

Mohammed comments: “This is a tight team who act fast, delivering real value to retailers everyday. Autonomo solve the biggest problems retail CEO’s have in 2025 and I’m here to make the difference for their business.”

2024 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Autonomous retail was a key focus area at the sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards.

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

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended last month’s gathering.