A YEAR OF SUCCESS FOR STAC

High profile appointments this year at Stac. Left to right: Paul Winstanley, Gregor Aikman, Jamie Hepburn MSP, Paul Wilson & Linda Hanna

A YEAR OF SUCCESS FOR OUR SMART THINGS ACCELERATOR CENTRE (STAC)

Based at Skypark, Scotland’s Internet of Things (IoT) accelerator, Smart Things Accelerator Centre, has marked its first anniversary with a string of senior appointments to its team. Former Scottish Enter-prise Managing Director and interim CEO Linda Hanna is now in place as STAC’s Head of Partnerships, while Meta VP for Supply Chain Sean Murphy joins a STAC Advisory Board that includes recently appointed Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan.

Commenting on Linda Hanna’s appointment, STAC CEO Paul Wilson said: “We want to be in tune with the Scottish Government’s economic and social priorities, through fulfilling the technology require-ments via Scottish innovation and entrepreneurship. There are very clear challenges around energy, climate, sustainability, health, and social care, and IoT plays well into these sectors.”

Commenting on Sean Murphy’s appointment, Wilson added: “With people like Sean and Jim in place on our Advisory Board, we can count on combined experience gained from leadership roles at global brands like Blackberry, Facebook and Meta, and Volvo Cars. We think this speaks volumes in terms of the powerhouse team we are building at STAC.”

STAC recently secured a partnership with the University of Glasgow, Vrije University Amsterdam, and the Corvinus University of Budapest, aimed at driving entrepreneurial and innovation activity. The partnership is part of the European Union-funded EIT HEI Initiative.

STAC is also working with one of its corporate sponsors, Jordan Talent Solutions, to deliver Scotland’s first ever IoT jobs platform.

Headquartered at Skypark in Glasgow, STAC now has a company cohort of 24, and in July announced a strategic partnership with Scottish Enterprise that delivers continuing financial support to Scotland’s first IoT accelerator.