Sierra Wireless Appoints Samuel Cochrane as Chief Financial Officer
14 April 2020 - 6:05AM
Business Wire
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading IoT
solutions provider that combines devices, network services and
software to unlock value in the connected economy, today announced
that Samuel Cochrane will join as Chief Financial Officer starting
May 6th. Mr. Cochrane is an experienced financial executive, most
recently serving as a Vice President of Motorola Solutions Inc.
(“Motorola”) and before that as the CFO of Avigilon, which was
acquired by Motorola in 2018. Mr. Cochrane will report directly to
Kent Thexton, President and CEO.
“Sam’s deep experience in driving process improvements and
operational excellence while managing business transformation will
be a significant asset for Sierra Wireless as we continue to expand
our IoT solutions business,” said Mr. Thexton. “I’m very pleased to
welcome him to the team.”
Mr. Cochrane articled with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP and is a
Chartered Accountant with an accompanying Bachelor of Commerce from
the University of British Columbia.
“I am excited to join the Sierra Wireless team and contribute to
building the leading global IoT solutions company,” said Mr.
Cochrane. “Having participated in a successful transformation that
integrated software with best-in-class hardware at Avigilon, I look
forward to executing on the massive IoT opportunity ahead of
us.”
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is the leading IoT
solutions provider that combines devices, network services 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 an integrated solution to
help a business securely connect edge devices to the cloud, or a
software/API service 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 develop 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.
“Sierra Wireless” is a registered trademark of Sierra Wireless.
Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
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