Retail technology platform RADAR brings in Apple and Microsoft veteran Zach Little as its new CTO

RADAR, a platform that combines RFID and computer vision technology to track and locate in-store inventory, has announced the appointment of Zach Little as Chief Technology Officer.

An Apple and Microsoft veteran, Little will oversee all product development initiatives, reporting directly to CEO Spencer Hewett.

The company also reports that Morgan Levine, former VP of Legal and Compliance at Farfetch, has joined RADAR as General Counsel, reporting directly to Chief Growth Officer Eric Mogil.

“Zach is a respected leader who combines technology expertise and the ability to get large hardware and software engineering teams to move in unison to accomplish business goals with lightning speed,” says Spencer Hewett, Founder and CEO at RADAR.

“His unique skill set and strategic mindset make him an ideal fit for RADAR. At the same time, we’re delighted to welcome Morgan Levine as General Counsel as we accelerate our business momentum.” 

“Morgan’s deep experience and expertise in both retail and technology organisations make her an excellent partner to our executive team and board as we continue to scale RADAR into a global market leader in retail technology,” says Mogil.

Former CTO Paul Petrus will continue to be a senior advisor to the company as one of its largest stakeholders.

“Paul has been an amazing CTO and partner and I can’t thank him enough for his leadership, dedication and guidance over the last four years, enabling us to launch RADAR and deploy our technology in-store with some of the world’s top retailers,” says Hewett.

“Retailers and brands are seeking every competitive edge today, and RADAR offers a revolutionary solution that delivers the inventory accuracy needed to enhance efficiency and profitability,” says Little.

“I’m thrilled to join Spencer and the entire RADAR team to scale the company’s technology and empower more retail brands with the crucial information they need to succeed.”

Little most recently served as VP of Engineering at global automotive technology company Luminar Technologies, where he oversaw development of the company’s lidar products.

Prior to that, he was VP of Hardware and Firmware at Argo AI, where he directed all hardware engineering efforts for the autonomous vehicle technology company.

He previously spent more than seven years at Apple, serving as head of the Camera Engineering Programme Management organisation. Prior to that, Little was a Programme Manager for the Health Solutions Group and Windows division at Microsoft.

Levine was most recently at VP of Legal and Compliance at Farfetch, where she oversaw the legal team advising the North American business as well as the global litigation, ethics and compliance, risk management, and insurance teams.

Prior to that, she served as Legal Counsel at Palantir Technologies, Lead Counsel at King and Senior US Associate at Linklaters.

“I’m thrilled to join RADAR at such an exciting time and look forward to leveraging my legal and compliance expertise and retail industry background to support the company’s continued growth,” she says.