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CreateMe Technologies, an AI robotics company, announced three leadership appointments as the company enters its next phase of commercialization. John W. Jacobson joins as vice president of commercialization, Leslie Lambert as vice president of people and business operations, and Ashley Nicole Stickler has been promoted to vice president of marketing and partnerships.

John W. Jacobson joins in the newly created role of vice president of commercialization, bringing nearly two decades of experience building businesses across retail and global manufacturing. He previously co-founded Luminara Worldwide. In his new role, Jacobson will lead commercialization strategy and work with brands and retail partners to move programs from development through scaled production.

Leslie Lambert joins as vice president of people and business operations, bringing more than 20 years of experience building and leading people functions across manufacturing, retail and consumer brands, including Ampersand Brands, CIRCA of America, Sephora and Williams-Sonoma. At CreateMe, she will lead people and business operations and build the talent, organizational and workforce infrastructure needed to scale CreateMe’s apparel manufacturing platform.

Ashley Nicole Stickler has been promoted to vice president of marketing and partnerships, expanding her leadership across global brand strategy, communications and strategic partnerships. Stickler brings nearly two decades of experience building global brands and cultural platforms, including work for adidas and Calvin Klein. Since joining the company, she has helped shape its position at the intersection of apparel, robotics and advanced manufacturing while developing key partnerships and industry engagement that support its broader commercialization efforts.

“CreateMe has established a new model for apparel manufacturing. John, Leslie and Ashley bring the commercial, operational and brand leadership we need to put that model to work at scale,” says Cam Myers, founder and CEO of CreateMe. “John’s commercial perspective and global manufacturing experience will help us move customer programs from deployment into production, while Leslie will build the teams, systems and infrastructure needed to support that growth. Ashley has already played a central role in shaping our market presence and building strong industry partnerships. Together, they will help build the commercial foundation needed to make bonded manufacturing the future of fashion.”

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