Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation announced the appointment of Laura Peterson as its interim president, effective immediately. Peterson will replace outgoing president, Kiva Allgood. Peterson, who currently serves on the Sarcos Board of Directors, brings an extensive understanding of the strategic considerations and challenges associated with complex, technology-intensive global industries.

Her career and corporate board experience span multinational industrial, high-growth technology, and transportation sectors. During her 22-year Boeing aerospace career, she held a series of executive positions and served on the Executive Leadership Team of three Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) CEOs, as well as BCA Airplane Production and Supplier Management, BCA Strategy and Boeing International. She was frequently tapped to lead on priority and emergent areas of high strategic and financial importance to the company.

Her most recent role was Vice President, Business Development for China, Boeing's largest commercial market. Peterson is a member of the Board of Directors of Air Transport Services Group Inc. and Accelya Group, a Vista Equity Partners SaaS portfolio company. Peterson holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.