Sierra Wireless Appoints Joy Chik to Board of Directors
October 24 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Corporate Vice President for the Identity
Division in Microsoft’s Cloud + AI group brings solutions expertise
to Sierra Wireless Board
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading provider
of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of
Things (IoT), today announced the appointment of Joy Chik to the
company’s Board of Directors. Ms. Chik is Corporate Vice President
for the Identity Division in Microsoft’s Cloud + AI group, where
her teams are responsible for Active Directory, Azure Active
Directory, Microsoft Account (MSA), Microsoft Graph, Identity and
Access Management Security suites.
“Joy brings invaluable technical insight and leadership
experience to help guide the company as we accelerate our
integrated IoT solutions business,” said Kent Thexton, president
and CEO, Sierra Wireless. “We are very pleased to welcome Joy to
our board.”
Since joining Microsoft in 1998 as a software engineer
contributing to Terminal Services in Windows 2000, Ms. Chik has
steadily risen as an established leader of some of the industry’s
most impactful engineering teams. She graduated summa cum laude
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is a member of the Board of
Trustees for the Anita Borg Institute, where she is co-chair for
the Strategy and Programs Committee, as well as a sitting member on
their Compensation Committee. She is also active in charities
focused on encouraging women and girls to pursue careers in
technology.
“Sierra Wireless is in a very unique and interesting position to
provide more value to customers that are modernizing their
businesses with IoT,” said Ms. Chik. “I’m excited to work with the
Sierra Wireless team to continue to differentiate and expand the
company’s pure-play position in the IoT ecosystem.”
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is an IoT pioneer,
empowering businesses and industries to transform and thrive in the
connected economy. Customers Start with Sierra because we offer a
device to cloud solution, comprised of embedded and networking
solutions seamlessly integrated with our secure cloud and
connectivity services. OEMs and enterprises worldwide rely on our
expertise in delivering fully integrated solutions to reduce
complexity, turn data into intelligence and get their connected
products and services to market faster. Sierra Wireless has more
than 1,300 employees globally and operates R&D centers in North
America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit
www.sierrawireless.com.
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