NEWARK, Calif., Oct. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Socket Mobile,
Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), a leading innovator of data capture and
delivery solutions for enhanced productivity, today announced the
appointment of Nelson C. Chan to its
Board of Directors. Mr. Chan becomes a member of the
Company's Compensation Committee and of its Nominating
Committee.
Nelson Chan, 55, served as the
Chief Executive Officer of Magellan Corporation from 2006 to 2008,
a leader in the consumer, survey, GPS and OEM GPS navigation and
positioning markets. From 1992 through 2006 he served in
various senior management positions with SanDisk Corporation, a
global leader in flash memory cards, the most recent as Executive
Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Business. From 1983 to
1992 Mr. Chan held marketing and engineering positions at Chips and
Technologies, Signetics, and Delco Electronics. Mr. Chan serves as
an independent director on several public companies, including
Synaptics, a worldwide developer and supplier of custom-designed
human interface solutions; Adesto Technologies, a developer of
innovative, low-power memory solutions; and Decker Brands, a global
leader in designing, marketing and distributing footwear, apparel
and accessories. Mr. Chan also serves on the board of directors of
several private companies. Within the past five years, Mr.
Chan previously served on the boards of Outerwall Inc. – a provider
of automated retail solutions, and Affymetrix – which developed,
manufactured and sold products and services for genetic analysis to
the life science research and clinical healthcare markets. Mr. Chan
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the University of California,
Santa Barbara and a Master's degree in Business
Administration from Santa Clara
University, Santa Clara California.
With the appointment of Mr. Chan, Socket Mobile's board of
directors consists of 5 independent directors and 2 management
directors.
Chairman Charlie Bass commented,
"We are pleased to welcome Nelson
Chan as an independent member of Socket Mobile's Board of
Directors. He has participated in Board meetings for the past
two years as an observer. His extensive management background with
technology companies and his depth of experience as an independent
director will make Nelson an invaluable addition to Socket Mobile's
Board," Bass concluded.
About Socket Mobile:
Founded in 1992, Socket Mobile is
a leading innovator of data capture and delivery solutions for
enhanced productivity in retail point of sale, field service,
healthcare, and other mobile markets. Socket Mobile's revenue is
primarily driven by the deployment of third party barcode enabled
mobile applications that integrate Socket Mobile's cordless barcode
scanners. Socket Mobile has a robust network of over 1,400
developers registered to use its software developer's kit to add
sophisticated barcode scanning to mobile applications. Socket
Mobile is headquartered in Newark,
Calif. and can be reached at +1-510-933-3000 or
www.socketmobile.com. Follow Socket Mobile on Facebook and Twitter
@socketmobile and subscribe to SocketTalk the company's
official blog.
Investor Relations
Contact:
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Socket Mobile
Investor Contact:
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Todd Kehrli / Jim
Byers
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Dave
Dunlap
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MKR Group,
Inc.
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Chief Financial
Officer
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323-468-2300
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510-933-3035
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sckt@mkr-group.com
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dave@socketmobile.com
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other trademarks and trade names contained herein may be those of
their respective owners. © 2016, Socket Mobile,
Inc. All rights reserved.
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