Sierra Wireless Appoints Marc Overton as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Cloud & Connectivity Services
July 19 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading provider
of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of
Things (IoT), today announced that Marc Overton has been appointed
Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Cloud &
Connectivity Services Business Unit, effective immediately. Mr.
Overton has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in
both global telecoms and technology, including with large MNOs in
Europe. Mr. Overton will report directly to Jason Cohenour,
President and CEO.
“I am excited about Marc’s addition to our management team,”
said Mr. Cohenour. “He is an accomplished leader with a proven
track record of driving IoT subscriber and services revenue
growth.”
Mr. Overton joins Sierra Wireless from Cisco Jasper, where he
was Managing Director, Global Innovation and Sales for the Cisco
IoT business. Prior to this role, he was Head of Global Operator
Strategy & Business Development at Cisco Jasper. Before joining
Cisco Jasper, Mr. Overton was SVP and Co-GM, EMEA for First Data,
where he launched connected payment solutions, and VP of Wholesale
and IoT at EE, where he ran the MVNO business, which included 27
mobile partners hosting more than 6.5 million subscribers and
generating 2.5 million IoT connections. Earlier in his career, Mr.
Overton held senior positions at Orange, as well as Hutchison 3G
UK, Europe’s first 3G mobile operator.
Mr. Overton is a graduate of the University of Exeter with a
B.A. in Politics, the University of Cambridge with an MPhil in
International Relations, and Henley Management College with an
MBA.
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About Sierra WirelessSierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX:
SW) is building the Internet of Things with intelligent wireless
solutions that empower organizations to innovate in the connected
world. Customers Start with Sierra because we offer the industry’s
most comprehensive portfolio of 2G, 3G and 4G embedded modules and
gateways, seamlessly integrated with our secure cloud and
connectivity services. OEMs and enterprises worldwide trust our
innovative solutions to get their connected products and services
to market faster. Sierra Wireless has more than 1,100 employees
globally and operates R&D centers in North America, Europe and
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