Satcom industry veteran to lead its global accelerated growth strategy Herndon, Va., January 9, 2023 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has named Don Claussen as its new CEO, effective January 2, 2023. Claussen will lead the company in expanding its global leadership and technology vision against a backdrop of rapid satcom industry transformation. Based in the U.S., Claussen brings with him over 15 years of industry experience, and has transformed solutions development and delivery for global satcom companies. “A respected innovator and leader in the…
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UK Scaleup Navenio Hires New CEO To Drive US Expansion Following 153% Growth in 2021
Navenio strengthens senior team with the appointment of a new CEO to build out its global offering, after securing first two sites in the US Follows December’s £9.5m series A top-up, £1.5m NHSX AI in Health and Care Award and new partnerships with platforms such as HERE Technologies Oxford, UK; 3rd February 2022: Navenio, the UK health & location tech scale up, today announced plans for its next chapter of growth and expansion into the US, following a £9.5 million investment awarded last month. The company has appointed Connie Moser…
Read MoreOntix names Patrick Bradd as Chief Executive Officer
Telecoms industry veteran joins next generation wireless infrastructure provider as it targets ambitious growth in emerging neutral host market London, UK Thursday 2nd September 2021 – Ontix, the company delivering Next-Generation Wireless Infrastructure-as-a-Service, has appointed Patrick Bradd as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Bradd is an experienced telecoms industry executive, with an extensive background in technology, operations, finance, and sales across a variety of service providers, managed service businesses, and telecom equipment vendors across Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and North America. He has built and rapidly scaled…
Read MoreUpstream announces Dimitris Maniatis as new CEO
Former CEO Guy Krief will join the Board of Directors London, December 4th, 2019 – Leading mobile technology company, Upstream, announces former Head of Secure-D, Dimitris Maniatis, as its new CEO. As of January 1st 2020, Maniatis will succeed Guy Krief who will join the board of directors to drive the company’s strategic vision and long-term growth. Following the successful transformation of the company under Guy’s leadership, in his new position, Dimitris will be responsible for further expanding Upstream’s growth by leading its new innovative products to market. Guy Krief…
Read MoreSemafone appoints new CEO Gary E. Barnett to fuel global growth
Boston, MA and Guildford, UK – Feb.7, 2019 – Semafone, the leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for call and contact centres, today announced the appointment of Gary E. Barnett to the role of chief executive officer as the company prepares to expand its presence in the U.S. market. Effective immediately, Mr Barnett will replace Tim Critchley who, as CEO of Semafone since 2009, has led the company from a UK start up to an award-winning international business spanning five continents. As the company places further focus on…
Read MoreQuortus strengthens Executive Board with new CEO for future growth
Camberley, UK, 25th September 2018 – Quortus today announced Mark Bole has joined its Executive Board as CEO to strengthen the management team as the company focuses on the commercial opportunities in the expanding private and software based mobile network business. “As a consequence of our continued growth and success over the past 9 years, Quortus is expanding and we need both a strong commercial and technical focus. Bringing in Mark Bole as CEO, who has over 30 years’ experience in leading and driving growth in technology-based companies, will ensure we…
Read MoreImpulsePay Appoints Adam Williams as Chief Executive Officer
Former Chief Operating Officer steps up as Chris Newell focuses on donr Newcastle, June 8th, 2018: ImpulsePay today announced that Adam Williams will become its new CEO. After successfully running the mobile payment company for ten years – a time period which has included multiple awards – Chris Newell has handed the reigns over to Williams, as he switches his focus to tech-for-good company, donr. ImpulsePay is one of the pioneers of Charge To Mobile technology in the UK, allowing businesses to offer their customers an option to pay for…
Read MoreProLabs welcomes Matt McCormick as CEO of Halo
McCormick brings over ten years’ experience in the compatibles industry to Halo Technology Cirencester, 5 June 2018 – Optical transceiver specialist, ProLabs, is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt McCormick to CEO of Halo Technology, a group recently formed after the forces of ProLabs and AddOn came together in mid-2017. Joining AddOn in 2005 as a sales associate, McCormick gained invaluable expert knowledge in the generation and development of products and education in the market and proved to be a major asset to the AddOn team. Moving up the…
Read MoreEx-Ericsson CFO and CEO Joins Openet Board of Directors
Jan Frykhammar’s three decades of Ericsson experience to play a key role in guiding Openet’s disruption of the industry DUBLIN, Ireland – April 30 2018 – Openet today announced the appointment of Jan Frykhammar, who has joined Openet’s Board of Directors. Having spent almost three decades at Ericsson, Jan has held a number of positions during his tenure, including interim Group CEO, CFO, and most recently, special advisor to the board and CEO. Jan will work closely with Openet board members and management team to ensure that Openet’s commitment to…
Read MoreCEOs and CTOs from across Europe head for Lisbon for Connected Europe next month
London, UK, 20 September 2017 – Leading industry figures from across the European telecommunications industry are Lisbon-bound next month for the inaugural Connected Europe conference and exhibition. Themed “High Speed Connectivity for Europe’s Future”, the event will look at how the region is going to meet EU priorities in an environment further complicated by IoT, 5G, smart cities and big data. Among those taking part are Paulo Neves, Chairman of PT Portugal, Enrique Blanco Nadales, Global CTO of Telefónica S.A, Allison Kirkby, CEO of Tele2, and Hans Witdouck, CEO of…
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