Zipline is expanding its US operations with launches in Cleveland and Austin and the addition of new executives from Tesla, Waymo and Uber, as its new Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Commercial, respectively.
The July, Zipline launches its first US healthcare home delivery service with Cleveland Clinic, beginning in the Beachwood suburb of Cleveland. Eligible patients will be able to opt-in to receive certain prescription deliveries at home at no additional cost. Over time, the programme is expected to expand to include deliveries of lab samples, medically tailored meals, medical and surgical supplies and ‘hospital-at-home’ materials between Cleveland Clinic facilities.
Later this year, Zipline will launch operations in Austin, where customers will be able to receive food and retail deliveries from local businesses in as little as five minutes through the Zipline app.
The company has completed more than 2.5 million commercial deliveries, including one million in the last year. Approximately 70 percent of Zipline flights take place in the United States. Following increased growth this year, Zipline has now added three executives to its leadership team.
Sendil Palani joins as Chief Financial Officer after 17 years at Tesla, where he most recently served as Vice President of Finance. Kevin Vosen joins as Chief Legal Officer after serving nearly seven years as Chief Legal Officer at Waymo. Allen Penn joins Zipline as Head of Commercial. He previously helped grow Uber and led its expansion across Asia, as well as global operations at Uber Eats.
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