Nuance Names Bob Schassler Executive Vice President and General Manager of Nuance Mobile
February 05 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Former Motorola Executive Brings Experience
to Accelerate Growth across Automotive, Consumer Electronics and
Mobile Operator Businesses
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) today announced that
it has appointed Bob Schassler as its Executive Vice President and
General Manager of the Mobile division, effective immediately. Bob
joins Nuance as Mike Thompson, the division’s veteran executive
vice president and general manager, has decided to pursue interests
outside of the Company.
Bob comes to Nuance from Motorola where as Executive Vice
President and General Manager, he led the company’s $2 billion
software, solutions and services division. In this role, Bob was
appointed to lead Motorola’s transformation from a hardware-centric
business to a software and services business – one of the most
significant initiatives in the Company’s history. His experience
and expertise to drive growth within an organization during rapid
market evolution and transformation will serve as an important
foundation for the Mobile division’s continued path to growth
across automotive, consumer electronics and mobile operator
services globally.
“With our own transformation underway at Nuance, I believe Bob
is ideally suited to lead the Mobile organization into the next
decade of the mobile and consumer electronics evolution, while also
expanding the depth of industry experience among our team,” said
Paul Ricci, chairman and chief executive officer, Nuance
Communications.
“The opportunity for voice-enabled experiences within the
automotive, consumer electronics and global operator markets is at
an inflection point – fueled by rapid innovation in natural
language understanding, content and cloud technologies,” said Bob
Schassler, executive vice president and general manager, Nuance
Mobile. “I am excited to work with this incredibly talented team
and to help lead Nuance Mobile’s next chapter for delivering value
to each of our stakeholders.”
Prior to his most recent role at Motorola, Bob held a variety of
executive and leadership positions at Motorola, including senior
vice president and general manager of the Government and Commercial
Markets division, as well as corporate vice president and general
manager of the North America division. He graduated from the State
University of New York at Binghamton with a degree in Electrical
Engineering, and received his MBA from San Diego State
University.
As noted, the Company announced that Mike Thompson, previously
general manager of the Mobile division, will be leaving the company
to pursue other opportunities. “We wish Mike Thompson well in his
future endeavors after an impressive Nuance career and his
leadership of and many contributions to our mobile business,” added
Paul Ricci.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of voice and
language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world.
Its technologies, applications and services make the user
experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact
with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and
thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications.
For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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