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Zippin taps 7-Eleven’s Malik for IT role

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October 8, 2020

Vivek Malik

Zippin, a provider of checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, has hired veteran retail executive Vivek Malik, formerly the senior director of infrastructure and store IT at 7-Eleven, as senior vice president of store systems, according to a press release.

Malik brings nearly 20 years of experience working in the technology and retail industries to the Zippin leadership team. In his new role, Malik will oversee all aspects of technical systems inside customers' stores, including Zippin's proprietary blend of cameras and shelf sensors. He will also be responsible for shopper and retailers' in-store experience.

Malik and Zippin founder and CEO, Krishna Motukuri, previously worked together at Amazon in India in the mid-2000s, where Malik was a development manager.

"The convenience store sector is a prime target for frictionless retail systems, and being able to leverage Vivek's insights from his time at 7-Eleven is significant as we continue to expand globally," Motukuri said in a prepared statement.

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