Blackline Safety Appoints Sean Stinson as Chief Growth Officer
May 10 2022 - 9:17AM
Business Wire
Stinson to oversee global revenue growth, acquisitions, and
channel management
Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX: BLN) ("Blackline" or
"Blackline Safety"), a global leader in connected safety
technology, today announced Sean Stinson has been appointed to the
position of Chief Growth Officer, effective immediately.
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Blackline Safety Appoints Sean Stinson as
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Serving most recently as Blackline Safety’s Chief Revenue
Officer, Stinson will lead global revenue growth, acquisitions,
channel management and customer support functions for Blackline
Safety worldwide, including Blackline Safety Europe.
Over the past nine years, Stinson has led the development of
Blackline’s international sales and product functions for Canada,
the U.S., the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, and driven
the Company’s revenue from $2M to more than $50M during that
period.
“As we build on 20 consecutive quarters of year-on-year revenue
growth, open offices around the world and solidify our position as
the connected safety leader, Blackline’s business has evolved to
enhance our customers’ productivity and performance on a global
scale,” said Cody Slater, Blackline Safety’s CEO and Chair. “Sean’s
proven track record of innovation and leadership ensures we will
continue to shape the future of industrial work while maintaining
the agility and care needed to serve our customers and people at a
local level.”
Blackline’s suite of products and data analytics connects
workers through GPS-enabled wearable devices, portable area gas
detectors and cloud-connected monitoring to enable its customers’
drive towards zero safety incidents, improved performance, greater
productivity and a stronger ESG profile.
“Increased global recognition of Blackline’s high quality,
technologically advanced products and services is leading to a
broader customer base and greater awareness of what is possible to
improve safety and performance in the industrial workplace,” said
Sean Stinson, Chief Growth Officer, Blackline Safety. “I look
forward to working with our customers around the world as they
discover and implement connected wearable solutions and data
analytics that keep their people safer and their businesses
stronger.”
Prior to joining Blackline, Stinson was a global Product
Marketing Manager at Honeywell, and a Systems and Software
Engineering Manager at BW Technologies, where he was instrumental
in the delivery of BW’s multi-gas portable instruments to a global
market.
About Blackline Safety
Blackline Safety is a technology leader that helps diverse
industrial companies drive towards zero safety incidents and
improved performance through networked safety devices and
predictive analytics. Blackline provides wearable devices, personal
and area gas monitoring, cloud-connected software and data
analytics to meet demanding safety challenges and enhance overall
productivity for organizations with coverage in more than 100
countries. Armed with cellular and satellite connectivity,
Blackline Safety technologies provide a lifeline to tens of
thousands of people, having reported over 177 billion data-points
and initiated over five million emergency responses. For more
information, visit BlacklineSafety.com and connect with us on
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements and
forward-looking information (collectively "forward-looking
information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws
relating to, among other things, Blackline's assessment that the
acquisition will accelerate Blackline’s pace of innovation and
expands its product development capabilities, Blackline's belief
that the acquisition will help with the innovation of its connected
safety portfolio to unite all elements of the industrial workplace
through technology, Blackline's assessment of other acquisition
opportunities, that the transaction will maximize the reach of
Blackline's services, while ensuring that the nation’s top tech
talent remains in Canada. Blackline provided such forward-looking
statements in reliance on certain expectations and assumptions that
it believes are reasonable at the time, including expectations and
assumptions concerning business prospects, transaction benefits and
opportunities, customer demands, the availability and cost of
financing, labor and services, that Blackline will pursue growth
strategies and opportunities in the manner described herein, and
that it will have sufficient resources and opportunities for the
same, or that other strategies or opportunities may be pursued in
the future, and the impact of increasing competition. Although
Blackline believes that the expectations and assumptions on which
such forward-looking information is based are reasonable, undue
reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information
because Blackline can give no assurance that they will prove to be
correct. Forward-looking information addresses future events and
conditions, which by their very nature involve inherent risks and
uncertainties, including the risks discussed in Blackline's
Management's Discussion and Analysis and annual information form
for the year ended October 31, 2021 and available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. Blackline's actual results, performance or
achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or
implied by, the forward-looking information and, accordingly, no
assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the
forward-looking information will transpire or occur, or if any of
them do so, what benefits Blackline will derive therefrom.
Management has included the above summary of assumptions and risks
related to forward-looking information provided in this press
release in order to provide readers with a more complete
perspective on Blackline's future operations and such information
may not be appropriate for other purposes. Readers are cautioned
that the foregoing lists of factors are not exhaustive. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press
release and Blackline disclaims any intent or obligation to update
publicly any forward-looking information, whether as a result of
new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than
as required by applicable securities laws.
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