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Wireless industry veteran joins Device Cloud Networks
David Williams, CEO, Device Cloud Networks
Dave Williams has joined Device Cloud Networks as chief executive officer. He will work to expand DCN’s global connectivity and device management solutions in the M2M ecosystem of OEMs,
carriers and enterprises. Previously CTO for Telefónica Europe, Williams worked at uniting the company in developing one of the most profitable wireless networks in the world, the AT&T network.
NY State Smart Grid Consortium adds to Advisory Board of GRID4EU The New York State Smart Grid Consortium (NYSSGC), a publicprivate partnership devoted to state-wide implementation of the smart grid, has welcomed James T. Gallagher to the Advisory Board of GRID4EU. The largest smart grid
project, funded by the European Commission, GRID4EU is comprised of six European energy distributors with the goal of implementing large-scale demonstration projects for advanced smart grid solutions.
Stream appoints new director of global satellite for M2M
Martin Wiesner, Stream Communications
M2M specialist, Stream Communications, has appointed Martin Wiesner as director of global satellite for machine-to-machine. Wiesner takes on a pivotal role in support of the company’s strategic, international expansion of satellite-based
services for M2M, which extends the company’s current GPRS, 3G & 4G GSM based services. Previously he was responsible for business development at Honeywell Global Tracking where he was regional manager for Africa, Europe & Australasia.
DataSift expands executive team Tasked with driving DataSift’s next growth phase, Beth Beld has joined DataSift, the platform that powers the social economy, as chief marketing officer. With more than 20 years of experience leading
enterprise global marketing and product management teams, Beld was previously chief marketing officer at California-based Attensity, a customer analytics and engagement provider.
Mobile payment specialist Seamless gains new EVP As part of a rapid expansion in SEQR mobile payment solutions, Seamless has successfully recruited Ingrid Lindström as executive vice president. Most recently Lindström was the chief executive officer for
mobile payment company, WyWallet. Prior to that she held management positions at Digital River World Payments, Netgiro and Payzone Nordic (previously Alphyra Nordic AB).
Director of business appointed at Quortus Quortus has announced the appointment of Gabriel Hincapie Yepes as its new director of business development. Yepes joins the company’s senior management team following a career including
terms with both Ericsson and O2 UK. In his new role, Yepes will help to develop Quortus’ business portfolio, with particular interest in delivering intelligent small cell networks to enterprises.
New head of finance joins Jasper Wireless
Rajat Bahri, new CFO of Jasper Wireless
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IoT platform provider, Jasper Wireless, has welcomed Rajat Bahri as its new chief financial officer. Bahari brings more than 20 years’ experience in financial leadership at publicly listed
companies and will head finance, accounting and legal operations for the company, headquartered in Silicon Valley. Previously, he was CFO of US-based Trimble Navigation.
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