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Luminar Technologies CEO Austin Russell resigns amid ethics inquiry, successor named

Austin Russell Austin Russell resigns as Luminar Technologies CEO following ethics inquiry. (Luminar Technologies Inc./OBJ)

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Austin Russell, founder of Luminar Technologies (Nasdaq: LAZR), has resigned from his positions as president, CEO and board chairperson for the Orlando-based technology company effective immediately.

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Luminar announced Russell’s departure in a May 14 press release.

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Russell’s resignation follows a “code of business conduct and ethics inquiry by the audit committee of the board of directors,” according to the company’s announcement.

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