Appoints Ran Mokady as site GM and SVP of Real-Time
Operations
LONDON and SEATTLE, Feb. 8,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global leader
in connected public safety technologies, today announced it will
continue its global expansion by opening its first European
research and development (R&D) office in London.
Axon has appointed Ran Mokady as site lead and will look to hire
world-class engineers, product managers and related roles over the
coming months to further Axon's mission to protect life and
globally deliver disruptive technologies to public safety. The
London R&D hub is Axon's fourth after Seattle, Ho Chi Minh
City and Scottsdale,
Ariz.
Mr. Mokady will also join Axon's leadership team as Senior Vice
President of Real-Time Operations. He has over three decades of
experience in leading product, design and engineering teams at
large corporations including Microsoft, Skype and Amazon. He has a
deep track record of delivering real-time communications services
at scale, powering billions of messages for hundreds of millions of
customers.
Mr. Mokady was previously at Amazon Alexa, where he most
recently served as Director and General Manager. While at Amazon,
he led the development of mobile and multimodal Alexa shopping
experiences, including delivering Alexa support to hundreds of
millions of mobile customers. He previously led the development of
Alexa's calling, messaging and "Drop-In" video calling
services.
He founded STNC Ltd, a company that built the world's first web
browser for mobile phones and was acquired by Microsoft, and also
led the transition of Skype message platform from legacy
peer-to-peer architecture to a mobile-optimized cloud platform.
"As a long time believer in using technology to dramatically
improve quality of life, I am excited to be joining the Axon team
on the mission to protect life," says Mr. Mokady. "I am looking
forward to establishing Axon's R&D presence in Europe and offering European engineers the
opportunity to join us and write code that saves lives."
Axon's real-time operations suite of solutions is dedicated to
delivering decision-making and communication tools that support
real-time situational awareness. This suite of modern communication
tools include Axon Dispatch, creating better informed first
responders, and Axon Respond, real-time situational awareness
software that integrates with the Axon sensors network of body
cameras, in-car cameras and other devices. To learn more about
Axon's approach, view our investor presentation at:
https://investor.axon.com/
"As the creator of the world's first LTE-connected body-worn
camera and the largest provider of de-escalation training, we are
leading the charge to connect first responders and enable them to
make more informed decisions," says Jeff
Kunins, Chief Product Officer and EVP, Software. "We're
excited to welcome Mr. Mokady to Axon as our new leader for
real-time operations and are looking forward to continued growth
and innovation from our new R&D hub in London."
About Axon
Axon is a network of devices, apps and people that helps public
safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a mission of
protecting life, our technologies give customers the confidence,
focus and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our
products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's
day-to-day experience with the goal of helping everyone get home
safe.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all
of us. To date, more than 257,000 lives and countless dollars
have been saved with the Axon Network of devices, apps and people.
Learn more at www.axon.com or by calling (800) 978-2737. Axon
is a global company with headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz. and global software
engineering hub in Seattle, Wash.,
as well as additional offices in Australia, Canada, Finland, Vietnam, the UK and the Netherlands.
Alexa and Amazon are trademarks of Amazon, Facebook is a
trademark of Facebook, Inc., Microsoft and Skype are trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation, and Twitter is a trademark of Twitter, Inc.
Axon, Axon Network, Axon Respond and the Delta Logo are trademarks
of Axon Enterprise, Inc., some of which are registered in the US
and other countries. For more information, visit
www.axon.com/legal. All rights reserved.
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Note to Investors
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https://www.axon.com/press, www.twitter.com/axon_us and
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information about the company, its financial information and its
business.
Media Contact:
Corinne
Clark
Axon Public Relations Manager
Press@axon.com
Charlotte Phillips
(020) 3542 8993
charlotte.phillips@crestadvisory.com
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