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Pivotal CEO Ken Karklin departs after four-plus years; board member Mike Ross steps in as interim chief
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Ken Karklin has left his role as CEO of Larry Page-backed eVTOL company Pivotal after more than four years, with board member Mike Ross taking over on an interim basis.
The leadership change arrives as Pivotal pushes toward its fourth-generation Helix aircraft and expands defense and emergency-response use cases for its BlackFly platform. Only one feed reported this story, so the reasons behind Karklin's departure remain limited to the company's statement that he is pursuing new endeavors.
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Ken Karklin left Pivotal after serving as CEO for more than four years, with the company stating he is pursuing new endeavors.
Board member Mike Ross, who joined in November 2025, will serve as interim CEO while the company works toward its fourth-generation Helix aircraft.
Pivotal has been selling its single-seat Helix aircraft for two years and recently deployed BlackFly in an emergency response in North Carolina, beating an ambulance by 20 minutes.
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