Sierra Wireless Appoints James Armstrong Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Solutions
January 07 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Experienced Technology Industry Leader to Drive
Further Expansion of Sierra Wireless’ Business
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the global leader in
IoT solutions, today announced it has appointed James Armstrong as
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Solutions.
Mr. Armstrong will be reporting directly to Kent Thexton, President
and CEO at Sierra Wireless.
Sierra Wireless’ Enterprise Solutions business includes its
market leading line of AirLink® cellular routers and gateways (such
as the new MG90 5G router), as well as enterprise software and
connectivity solutions. Together, these Enterprise offerings have
generated more than $140 million in revenue in the last twelve
months ending September 30, 2020.
“I am very pleased to welcome James to the team,” said Thexton.
“His proven experience in driving year on year revenue growth,
process improvements and operational excellence at other technology
industry leaders will be a significant asset to Sierra Wireless as
we continue to expand our Enterprise Solutions business. Our
Enterprise Solutions product line is a highly valuable part of the
overall Sierra Wireless business and is well positioned in this
growing market.”
Mr. Armstrong most recently served as Chief Operating Officer
and EVP, Products at Spirent Communications Plc. He holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering
from Princeton University, and a doctorate in Electrical
Engineering from Purdue University.
“I am excited to be part of the Sierra Wireless team and to lead
the Enterprise business,” says Armstrong. “I’ve been a highly
satisfied customer of Sierra Wireless over the years, and feel we
are well positioned to capitalize on the massive opportunity that
lies ahead with 5G and IoT.”
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is the leading IoT
solutions provider that combines devices, network and software to
unlock value in the connected economy. Companies globally are
adopting IoT to improve operational efficiency, create better
customer experiences, improve their business models and create new
revenue streams. Whether it is a solution to help a business
securely connect edge devices to the cloud, or a software/API
solution to help manage processes associated with billions of
connected assets, or a platform to extract real-time data to make
the best business decisions, Sierra Wireless will work with you to
create the right industry-specific solution for your next IoT
endeavor. 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.
Connect with Sierra Wireless on the IoT Blog at
http://www.sierrawireless.com/iot-blog, on Twitter at
@SierraWireless, on LinkedIn at
http://www.linkedin.com/company/sierra-wireless and on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/SierraWireless.
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