(Reuters) – Facial recognition company Clearview AI said on Wednesday it has appointed Hal Lambert and Richard Schwartz as co-CEOs, replacing Hoan Ton-That.
Hoan Ton-That will remain a board member, he said in a separate statement.
“I’m leaving on a high note, with Clearview AI in its strongest position ever. In 2024, we achieved the greatest growth and highest revenues since our founding,” Ton-That said.
Clearview AI serves U.S. law enforcement agencies by providing a facial recognition search engine, sourced from the public internet, including from news media, mugshot websites, public social media, and other open websites.
Last year, Clearview AI was fined 30.5 million euros ($31.82 million) for building what Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said was an illegal database. Clearview has disputed the decision as unlawful.
($1 = 0.9586 euros)
(Reporting by Pretish M J and Jeffrey Dastin; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
Comments