KITCHENER, ON, Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Quarterhill Inc.
("Quarterhill") (TSX: QTRH) (NASDAQ: QTRH) today announced the
appointment of Paul Sunderland, a
seasoned veteran enterprise software executive, as Interim
President & Chief Executive Officer of its VIZIYA Corp.
("VIZIYA") subsidiary effective November 13,
2019.
John Gillberry, Chair of
Quarterhill's Board of Directors, said "Paul comes to VIZIYA with
an impressive background with extensive global experience in
project management, operations, customer service, business
development and engineering and development all in large enterprise
software. Paul's impressive experience in managing software sales
and development for some of the world's leading engineering and
construction projects and helping manage relationships between the
stakeholders in those projects and software development will be a
great asset to our organization going forward."
Mr. Sunderland brings more than 40 years of experience with
large technology companies to VIZIYA. From 2002 to 2018, Mr.
Sunderland served as Senior Vice-President of Coreworx Inc., a
private enterprise software company where he developed and led
relationships with key customers including some of the world's
largest oil and gas, engineering and construction, transportation
and logistics and manufacturing companies. Prior to Coreworx, Mr.
Sunderland spent 25 years working in senior technology leadership
roles at large companies such as AT&T Canada and Bell Canada and with the Canadian Department of
National Defence.
Mr. Sunderland holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in
Electrical Engineering from the Royal Military
College in Kingston,
Ontario.
Quarterhill and VIZIYA wish to thank founder and original
driving force John Vujicic for his
years of service to VIZIYA as its outgoing President & Chief
Executive Officer.
About VIZIYA
Headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario, with offices in
Brussels, Brisbane, Perth, Atlanta, Cape
Town, Qatar and
Dubai, VIZIYA is an industry
leader providing bolt-on software products to enhance ERP-based
asset maintenance systems. VIZYA's proprietary WorkAlign® Product
Suite delivers seamless integration into existing ERP systems. With
over 55,000 users at more than 850 sites across six continents, the
world's best companies use VIZIYA products to help them better
maintain their assets.
About Quarterhill
Quarterhill is focused on the
disciplined acquisition, management and growth of companies in
dedicated technology areas including, vertical market software and
solutions, intelligent industrial systems, and innovation and
licensing. Quarterhill's emphasis is on seeking out acquisition
opportunities at reasonable valuations that provide a foundation
for recurring revenues, predictable cash flows and margins,
profitable growth, intimate customer relationships and dedicated
management teams. Quarterhill is listed on the TSX and NASDAQ under
the symbol QTRH. For more information: www.quarterhill.com.
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