Novatel Wireless Appoints Veteran Wireless Executive, John Carney, as EVP of Sales and Marketing
16 April 2015 - 6:00AM
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIFI), a leading provider of
solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the
appointment of John Carney to the position of executive vice
president, sales and marketing, effective April 20, 2015. Mr.
Carney comes with a wealth of experience within the wireless
industry, having held executive positions at Google, Inc., Sprint
Nextel, and T-Mobile. In this role, Mr. Carney will lead the
company's worldwide sales and marketing operations by defining new
strategies that will strengthen and position the company, its
brands and its subsidiaries. Mr. Carney will report to Novatel
Wireless CEO, Alex Mashinsky.
"A compelling and strategic approach to the overall sales and
marketing strategy is critical as we seek to aggressively move
Novatel Wireless forward and establish the company as the leader
and premier provider of solutions for the Internet of Things. So,
finding the right leader for this role was one of our absolute top
priorities," said Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Novatel Wireless. "John is
a brilliant trailblazer who joins Novatel Wireless during an
exciting time of transformation. He's got a stellar track record of
developing, implementing and executing sales growth, and he knows
what it takes to bring an organization to the next level."
Mr. Carney will join Novatel Wireless from Google, Inc
(Nasdaq:GOOG) where he served as senior vice president of global
sales and go to market for Motorola Mobility. Mr. Carney was
recruited by Google to lead the turnaround of Motorola Mobility,
achieving 130% sales growth from 2013 to 2014. Prior to his time at
Google, Mr. Carney served as senior vice president of consumer
marketing for Sprint Nextel known for repositioning the Sprint
brand through successful disruptive campaigns such as "Truly
Unlimited," and "Any Mobile, Anytime." Mr. Carney also served as
senior vice president of sales at T-Mobile creating game-changing
sales strategies that propelled T-Mobile into a leadership position
by more than tripling the wireless carrier's subscriber base. With
experience to all sides in the wireless space, Mr. Carney also
served as president and CEO of Affinity Mobile, LLC., leading the
launch of the company as a national wireless service provider
(MVNO) targeting the under-banked prepaid market in the US. Mr.
Carney holds a MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a
B.S. in Marketing from the University of Illinois.
About Novatel Wireless, Inc.
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIFI) is a leader in the design
and development of M2M wireless solutions based on 3G and 4G
technologies. The Company delivers Internet of Things (IoT) and
Cloud SAAS services to carriers, distributors, retailers, OEMs and
vertical markets worldwide. Product lines include MiFi® Intelligent
Mobile Hotspots, USB modems, Expedite® and Enabler embedded
modules, Mobile Tracking Solutions, and Asset Tracking Solutions.
These innovative products provide anywhere, anytime communications
solutions for consumers and enterprises. Novatel Wireless is
headquartered in San Diego, California. http://www.nvtl.com. @MiFi
(Twitter)
(C) 2015 Novatel Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved. Novatel
Wireless – inventor of MiFi technology.
This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to
date. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements contained herein. These factors include risks relating
to technological changes, new product introductions, continued
acceptance of Novatel Wireless' products and dependence on
intellectual property rights. These factors, as well as other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, are
discussed in more detail in Novatel Wireless' filings with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (available at
www.sec.gov) and other regulatory agencies.
CONTACT: Investor Relations
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