VANCOUVER, Sept. 10, 2019 /CNW/ - Universal mCloud
Corp. (TSX-V: MCLD) (OTCQB: MCLDF) ("mCloud" or the "Company"),
a leading provider of asset management solutions combining IoT,
cloud computing, artificial intelligence ("AI") and analytics,
today announced a key appointment and a new addition to the mCloud
team. The strengthened team will advance the Company's strategy to
drive organic growth through new multi-year, recurring, commercial
Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") contracts within its Smart Process
line of business, which includes customers in the oil and gas,
petrochemical, and pipeline industries.
Jason Brown has been
promoted to President, Smart Process Industries and will be
responsible for the Smart Process line of business with a mandate
to grow mCloud's footprint by extending the Company's reach to new
oil and gas centres around the world. With over 20 years of process
industry experience, he has been an integral part of the leadership
at Autopro Automation Consultants Ltd. ("Autopro") prior to
mCloud's acquisition of the business. Through his tenure at
Autopro, he has served as Account Manager, then Branch Manager of
Autopro's Grande Prairie office,
and most recently as Vice President, Operations.
Patrick Kelly joins mCloud
as Director, Solutions Business Development with responsibility for
driving new revenues through the definition of AssetCare solutions
specific to Smart Process. He brings over 35 years of process
industry experience, having led and managed the strategic solution
portfolios across refining, petrochemical, LNG, and oil and gas at
Honeywell. In addition, he led the smart grid and power generation
programs at KBC, a Yokogawa Company.
"Jason and Patrick collectively bring decades of leadership
experience in serving the technology needs of customers within
process industries," said Russ
McMeekin, mCloud President and CEO. "We now have the right
talent, technology, and timing to take our AI-powered AssetCare
solutions for Smart Process to create new efficiencies in every
part of the hydrocarbon value chain."
"Over the next five years, we expect to connect more than
150,000 process assets globally, a journey that we have already
begun through the success we are having in delivering AssetCare to
oil and gas facilities in Western
Canada, and our expansion into the
United States, Australia,
and the Middle East," McMeekin
added.
About Universal mCloud Corp.
Universal mCloud is creating a more efficient future with the
use of AI and analytics, curbing energy waste, maximizing energy
production, and getting the most out of critical energy
infrastructure. Through mCloud's AI-powered AssetCare™ platform,
mCloud offers complete asset management solutions to three distinct
segments: smart facilities, power generation, and process
industries including oil and gas. IoT sensors bring data from
connected assets into the cloud, where AI and analytics are applied
to maximize their performance. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with offices in locations
worldwide including Calgary,
San Francisco, and Beijing, the mCloud family includes an
ecosystem of operating subsidiaries that deliver high-performance
IoT, AI, 3D, and mobile capabilities to customers, all integrated
into AssetCare. With over 100 blue-chip customers and more than
35,000 assets connected in thousands of locations worldwide, mCloud
is changing the way energy assets are managed. For more
information, visit www.mcloudcorp.com.
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SOURCE Universal-mCloud Corp