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Palma Ceia SemiDesign Expands Asia Team, Names Bo Liu Senior Director of Engineering in China

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Experience includes work at Alcatel, AMD and Huawei

SANTA CLARA, California, Feb. 9, 2021 — Palma Ceia SemiDesign, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless connectivity solutions, today announced Bo Liu has joined the company as senior director of Engineering in China. Liu reports to Executive Vice President, Program Management Kevin Steptoe.

"Bo will be responsible for all engineering activities in China and be directly involved in driving the success of our customer and partner engagements there," Steptoe said. "His strong technical background, and international experience in telecom GPU, CPU and SoC design, will be of great benefit to the company."

Before joining Palma Ceia, Liu served as senior director for wireless IC Design at Shanghai Artosyn Microelectronics. Previous experience includes engineering roles with Advanced Micro Devices, Huawei, Freescale and Alcatel. He was also principal engineer at worldwide ASIC design consultancy and semiconductor solution provider Sondrel, where his assignments included projects for Intel and Cisco.

Liu holds BS and MS degrees in Electronic Engineering from Xidian University in Xi’an, China.

"The developments Palma Ceia has made in Wi-Fi technology make this an exciting time to join the company," Liu said about joining Palma Ceia. "Our Wi-Fi HaLow and Wi-Fi 6 offerings will enable some of the latest applications in IoT, smart factory and other domains."

About Palma Ceia SemiDesign
Palma Ceia SemiDesign (PCS) is a fabless semiconductor company and leading provider of communication semiconductors and IP for next-generation Wi-Fi and cellular applications. With a focus on emerging Wi-Fi and LTE standards, particularly for IoT (Internet of Things), PCS targets the design of ICs for broadband, wireless, medical and automotive applications. Palma Ceia SemiDesign solutions are differentiated by low power, high performance and ease of integration.  Headquartered in the Cayman Islands, the company has design and sales support centers in Cambridge (United Kingdom), mainland China, Hong Kong, and McKinney, Texas (United States). PCS is soon expanding to provide direct support for Israel, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Visit Palma Ceia SemiDesign on the web at pcsemi.com.

Palma Ceia SemiDesign and the Palma Ceia SemiDesign logo are trademarks of Palma Ceia SemiDesign, a Cayman Islands corporation, and are protected by trademark laws of the United States and other jurisdictions. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Guardforce AI Announces Two New Appointments to its Board of Directors

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NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2021 — Guardforce AI Co., Ltd (OTC Pink: GRDAF) ("Guardforce AI"), an integrated security solutions provider in Asia, announced today the appointment of two independent board members, John Fletcher and David Ian Viccars, to its Board of Directors, effective February 1, 2021. The two board members will also be serving on the Company’s newly established audit committee, with Mr. Fletcher being appointed as the Chair of the committee.

Mr. Fletcher brings a wealth of investment banking and finance experience to the Company. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Pluris Capital Group, Inc., a registered broker/dealer and the Chief Financial Officer at Rebus Capital Group, LLC, a financial consulting firm. With extensive experience in equity and debt financing, as well as M&A and advisory work, Mr. Fletcher has successfully completed more than 100 transactions, raising billions of dollars for numerous companies.

Mr. Fletcher has previously served as the Managing Director at Maxim Capital Group, LLC, where he was responsible for transactions associated with the global energy sector. Before that, he was a Managing Director, and co-head of Investment Banking, at Brean Capital, LLC, where he was responsible for all aspects of the company’s investment banking operations.

Mr. Viccars joins the board of Guardforce AI with over 20 years of senior-level experience in the security industry within the APAC region. His most recent appointment was as the lead Asia Region Security Consultant at Vinarco International, working with leading telecoms providers, oil and gas, and logistics companies such as DHL. Prior to that, he was a Director at Securitas Asia where he led the regional business expansion team in providing tailored services for global contracts. At Securitas Asia, he also led the acquisitions team working on major M&A deals throughout Asia.

Mr. Viccars’ previous experience includes the launch of Securitas Thailand, where he was a General Manager and Managing Director. Before that, Mr. Viccars was a General Manager and Managing Director at Chubb Thailand and Chubb Philippines, as well as Director of Manpower Services at Chubb Singapore. Before moving into commercial security, Mr. Viccars had a successful career in the British Army with the Royal Tank Regiment completing his service in Hong Kong where his primary role was liaising with the Government.

Terence Yap, Chairman at Guardforce AI, commented: "We are pleased to welcome both John and David as independent members of our Board. Their extensive knowledge and expertise of the finance and security industries, as well as regional insights and skills in operations and leadership will be vital to our business as we continue to grow and provide innovative solutions to our clients. John’s track-record in investment banking and David’s strong experience with security systems will be of significant importance. I look forward to working with both of them as their continued enthusiasm will help us to further develop and customize our solutions for clients across the region."

About Guardforce AI Co., Ltd.

Guardforce AI Co. Ltd. is a leading integrated security solutions provider that is trusted to protect and transport the high-value assets of public and private sector organizations. Developing and introducing innovative technologies that enhance safety and protection, Guardforce AI helps clients adopt new technologies and operate safely as the Asia Pacific business landscape evolves.

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Megaport Adds IT Sales Veteran Rodney Foreman to the Executive Team as Chief Revenue Officer

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Rodney Foreman joins Megaport as Chief Revenue Officer after senior leadership roles at IBM Corporation, Nutanix and Cobalt Iron

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 1, 2021 — Megaport (ASX: MP1), a leading global Network as a Service (NaaS) provider, announced today the addition of Rodney Foreman to the executive team in the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer. Foreman will lead Megaport’s global sales organisation and have responsibility for all revenue generating programs.

Foreman brings more than 20 years of expertise and leadership in product management, direct sales, and channel sales to Megaport. As Vice President of Worldwide Cloud Channel and Mid-Market Sales at IBM Corporation, he led a global sales team that consistently overachieved on annual revenue targets of over one billion US dollars. Most recently, Foreman was the Chief Revenue Officer of Cobalt Iron, a data protection and security SaaS provider, where he spearheaded the company’s transformation to a channel-based business. He also launched successful channel sales programs at Nutanix and Informatica.

"We are excited to bring Rodney’s deep expertise and track record in leading global sales organisations to Megaport," said Vincent English, CEO of Megaport. "With the coming launch of Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE), which will enable the hosting of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), such as SD-WAN capabilities, Megaport has never been in a better position to maximise the revenue opportunities of a tailored and robust channel programme."

"With our increasing focus on the systems integrator market as well as our excellent momentum in the data centre partner space, the timing for Rodney coming onboard could not be better," English continued. "His experience with product and managing scalable direct sales programs will help us further our capabilities with direct-to-customer sales while also creating even better customer and partner experiences."

"I am delighted to join Megaport at an exciting time for the company," Foreman said. "As an established leader and innovator in the cloud connectivity and NaaS space, Megaport has a huge opportunity to put their industry-changing solution in the hands of more customers and partners around the world. I look forward to working with our global teams to capture greater market share and advancing Megaport’s mission to transform the way businesses, data centres, systems integrators, and managed service providers build agile networks in the cloud."

Based in Austin, Texas, Foreman will report to English.

About Megaport

Megaport is a leading provider of Network as a Service (NaaS) solutions. The company’s global Software Defined Network (SDN) helps businesses rapidly connect their network to services via an easy-to-use portal or our open API. Megaport offers agile networking capabilities that reduce operating costs and increase speed to market compared to traditional networking solutions. Megaport partners with the world’s top cloud service providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, as well as the largest data centre operators, systems integrators and managed service providers in the world. Megaport is an ISO/IEC 27001-certified company.

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Microland appoints industry veteran Vivek Radhakrishnan, as Senior Vice President, North America

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BENGALURU, India, ISELIN, N.J. and LONDON, Feb. 1, 2021 — Microland, a global digital transformation company today announced the appointment of Vivek Radhakrishnan as Senior Vice President, North America to accelerate the business growth in the region. In his role, Vivek will be responsible for all Microland’s business in the USA and will be based out of Iselin, New Jersey.

Vivek joins Microland with a 25-year track record of success in driving the digital transformation agenda for clients across verticals that include Banking, Financial Services & Insurance, HealthCare & Life Sciences and Energy & Utilities. Vivek has donned several leadership positions with major IT services firms and has been responsible for key business roles that included Sales, Delivery and Solution Engineering.

Vivek is a result-oriented executive who is passionate about bringing high growth strategies to his clients and excels at managing executive governance through the operations lifecycle across complex transformation projects. He is deeply committed to driving innovation and best practices in client engagements that help them meet their strategic objectives and exceed on their business goals.

Ashish Mahadwar, President, Microland mentioned, "I am pleased to welcome Vivek to Microland’s leadership team. Vivek’s vast operating experience across multiple business roles will augment our digital transformation capabilities in the Americas thereby accelerating our growth. In the pandemic hit world, there is a significant need to deliver innovative IT infrastructure solutions that meet the new needs of our clients and help them deal with the new set of challenges. I believe Microland’s recent recognition as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services* reflects our ability to bring to bear a broad suite of innovative solutions to address these client challenges. Vivek’s experience of managing global relationships will augur well for Microland in deepening our client relationships. His tremendous experience of driving the Client’s transformation agenda will help Microland better execute on "new normal" solutions."

Commenting on his appointment Vivek Radhakrishnan said: "I am excited to be a part of Microland which has such a deep and resolute focus in the IT and IIoT infrastructure services sector. Microland over the last 3 decades, has been continuously adapting itself in adding value to the everchanging demands of its clients in a fast-changing technology and business landscape. The post pandemic world offers a tremendous growth opportunity for a company like Microland and I am looking forward to contributing towards the realization of its goals." 

Source(*) : Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Managed Network Services, Ted Corbett et al., 09 Nov 2020

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About Microland

Microland’s delivery of digital and "Making Digital Happen" allows technology to do more and intrude less. We make it easier for enterprises to adopt nextGen Digital infrastructure. We enable this using our expertise in Cloud and Data Centers, Networks, Digital Workplace, Cybersecurity and Industrial IoT—ensuring the embrace of brilliance is predictable, reliable and stable.

In the COVID impacted world, Microland is making digital happen for enterprises with a laser focus on services that are more relevant to our clients and prospects than ever before. Incorporated in 1989 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Microland has more than 4,500 digital specialists across offices and delivery centers in Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and North America.

Read more here: https://www.microland.com/

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INTEGRATED MEDIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Announces Changes to The Board of Directors

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SYDNEY, HONG KONG and NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2021 — Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) ("IMTE" or the Company), announced on January 19, 2021 changes to its Board with the appointment of Mr. Luis Puyat to its Board of Directors and the change of status of Mr. Uwe Parpart from Independent non-Executive Director to Executive Director.

With effect from January 15, 2021, Mr. Puyat will serve as an Independent non-Executive Director and a member of the Board’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. The size of IMTE’s Board was increased from five to six members with Mr. Puyat’s appointment.

Mr. Puyat is currently the Chief Executive Officer of VGP Investments, Inc. a privately held PE firm based in Makati, Metro Manila. Mr. Puyat is also the Executive Director of privately funded First Sovereign Asset Management, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. Puyat was involved in the Puyat family owned Manila Bank from 1986 to 2007, acting as the president from 1994 to 1999, and as Chairman of the Board from 1999 to 2007.

On the same date, Mr. Uwe Parpart’s status was changed from Independent non-Executive Director to Executive Director. Mr. Parpart also resigned from the Audit Committee.

Mr. Con Unerkov. Chairman and CEO of IMTE, stated, "We are pleased to welcome Mr. Luis Puyat as a new Independent non-Executive Director to the IMTE Board. Mr. Puyat is an accomplished financial executive with over 25 years of relevant experience. He is an ideal addition to IMTE’s team as we continue to drive our business strategy forward especially with our new securities research and risk analysis business in China that was recently announced through an investment in Greifenberg Capital Limited.".

As announced on December 29, 2020, IMTE entered into an agreement acquiring up to 60% of Greifenberg Capital Limited to provide risk analysis on China’s securities markets. Our Director Mr. Uwe Parpart who has over 30 years of experience as a senior executive in the finance industry will manage the roll out of this business. Accordingly, Mr. Parpart’s status as a Director changes from Independent non-Executive Director to Executive Director.

Mr. Uwe Parpart, IMTE’s new Executive Director commented, "I have known Luis for over three decades. His extensive experience in the banking and asset management industry in Asia will be extremely helpful in guiding our strategic efforts in research and risk analysis for China’s fast-growing securities industry. We are very excited to have Luis join IMTE’s Board of Directors."

Mr. Puyat commented, "I am familiar with IMTE’s overall business and the new financial services initiative in China. I have known Mr. Parpart for over three decades and collaborated with him on banking ventures on several occasions in the past. I am confident that I can contribute, in particular, to the successful commercialization of IMTE’s securities markets undertaking. I look forward to working with the skilled board of directors as we continue to execute our strategy, drive profitability and enhance value for all our shareholders."

About Integrated Media Technology Limited

Integrated Media Technology Limited. is engaged in the business of glass-free 3D (also known as autostereoscopic 3D) display, the manufacture and sale of nano coated plates for air filters, the sale of electronic glass and financial research and data services. The three new business operations in air filters, electronic glass and financial research services are expected to form the foundation of our future growth strategy.

For more information, please visit www.imtechltd.com.

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Havas Health & You Evolves Network Positioning, Announces Chief Content Officer Hire Lars Bengston, and Launches Content Assembly

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Network hosts launch event, The Future of Health, highlighting insights into industry future, revived mission and new areas of investment

NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2021 — 2020 was a monumental year for all industries, and an especially formative time for health. The pandemic forced care providers, hospital systems and health brands to adapt and pivot at unprecedented speed and scale, with major industry players leaning into and creating new models by the minute in order to survive. The once-in-a-lifetime transformational events have acted as a catalyst, driving significant, permanent change that will shape a future health environment much different than previously seen.

Amidst rapid growth, Havas Health & You (HH&Y) had planned to evolve their network positioning to focus on what they call "Human Purpose." Amongst recent category history, this positioning is more relevant than ever. Global CEO Donna Murphy states, "People’s lives and families are our key motivating factors every day, no matter where they lie within the health ecosystem. If, through the work that we do, we can make someone feel less isolated, provide peace of mind, or increase quality of life, we’ve done our job. Today marks a new era for our business, a new look and feel for us, an exciting strategic hire, and the founding of a new division of our business."

"Powerful health brands are as much about cheering on the human spirit as they are about treating the human body," says Brian Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer of HH&Y. "Human Purpose is our approach to building brands; that is, creating brands that help people thrive."

HH&Y announced their evolved positioning with a thought leadership event, The Future of Health, providing context to the landscape and expert guidance as we look to the future, featuring several members of their executive leadership team, Eben Shapiro of Time, Aubree Curtis of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and patients and physicians from around the world.

The event and new positioning were led by both Robinson and Megan Rokosh, Global Chief Marketing Officer, and executed by the Global Marketing team, Havas Production Services and the highly-awarded Havas Lynx. Rokosh states, "Health has entered into the cultural conversation like never before in history over the last year. Health brands of the future need access to a plethora of different skills and expertise. As a partner and industry leader, it’s incumbent on us to provide both. Our new positioning reflects our evolved point of view, the refreshed category vibrancy and the areas of investment and growth that we see being the pillars of the future of health."

These pillars include innovation, technology, medical, customer experience, and content. Industry leader Lars Bengston, who was the co-creator of Some Good News with John Krasinski, Publisher of VICE Media, and Head of Content at Thrive Global, joins as the network’s Chief Content Officer, stating "By creating content that amplifies solutions to today’s HCP and patient challenges, we have the power to rewrite old perceptions, and reimagine traditional methods of communication. Moreover, in today’s world, good content changes lives – and adding value to the culture of the communities you serve has positive and outlasting commercial benefits. We are built to guide you on the new healthcare journey of today, one that incorporates the human spirit as our guiding point."

The newly formed division, the Content Assembly, will blend storytelling with HH&Y’s leading practices in data, technology and customer experience, and will be a global collection of leading creators and strategists from across industries led by Bengston and Rokosh.

You can view The Future of Health https://havas.6connex.com/event/futureofhealth/login.

About Havas Health & You:
Havas Health & You unites Havas Life, Health4Brands (H4B), Lynx, Havas Life PR and Havas Health Plus, all wholly owned health and communications networks, with the consumer health businesses and practices of Havas Creative Group. Its customer-centric approach has the talent, tenacity and technology that health-and-wellness companies, brands and people need to thrive in today’s world. For more information, go to www.HavasHealthandYou.com

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Alon Feit, Co-Founder of Splitit, Joins Verrency

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MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 20, 2021 — Global payment innovation company Verrency today announced that Alon Feit, an accomplished payments executive and successful start-up founder, has joined Verrency. Mr. Feit joins Verrency’s global advisory board and will also take responsibility for Verrency’s commercial operations in Israel and selected countries within Europe.

Mr Feit is the co-founder and ex-president and CEO – Splitit Payments Ltd (Splitit), a patented card-based instalment payment solution company (BNPL), leading the company in raising US$130m in equity and US$80m as a debt facility prior to the company’s successful IPO on the ASX. He has held numerous executive leadership roles in the credit card industry for over 25 years at, Mastercard, ITAU-Unibanco Cards and Shufersal Finance.

"I have been following Verrency for a while and have really admired the way that Verrency is solving a major financial services industry problem that couldn’t be timelier – how to drive innovation and unique consumer experiences around the moment of payment for institutions with existing legacy systems and portfolios," said Mr Feit. "Their solution is truly unique in that it can be deployed on top existing payment infrastructure, offering a flexible way for financial institutions to deliver engaging payment experiences at Fintech speed. Their team is absolutely top calibre, and I am excited to be joining Verrency where I can help David and the team expand further across Israel and Europe."

"Alon’s experience in building Splitit and his understanding of the card issuing space are tremendous assets as we look to expand in Europe and Israel," said David Link, Verrency Founder & CEO. "Alon’s vision, passion and his breadth of experience in the card issuing space is precisely where Verrency operates and are invaluable as we continue our expansion.  And having Alon’s experienced insights – he has just successfully grown another fintech – will be instrumental as Verrency further expands its value proposition into BNPL, personalisation and other services around the moment of payment.

Verrency’s industrial-grade platform fits on top of a bank’s, processor’s or wallet’s existing infrastructure, opening the door for rapid delivery of enhanced features and new services without the need to change existing legacy technology or to migrate portfolios. The company’s clients include financial institutions around the world from large tier 1 issuing processors to neobanks to national debit schemes, including Emirates NBD, Volt Bank, EFTPOS, and the US-based global processor FIS, among others.

About Verrency

Verrency puts financial institutions back at the centre of customer engagement. Verrency’s highly secure payments innovation platform helps issuers to acquire and retain customers and increase payment spend while increasing security, control and connectability. Verrency works behind the scenes to enable value-added services for an issuer’s customers quickly and easily without major changes to existing payments infrastructure or the need to integrate to point-of-sale systems. Verrency also enables rapid connection to third-party services via its extensive FinTech ecosystem with little to no integration. For more information, see www.verrency.com.

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Autohome Inc. Announces Board Changes

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BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2021 — Autohome Inc. ("Autohome" or the "Company") (NYSE: ATHM), the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that Mr. Quan Long has been appointed as the successor to Mr. Min Lu to serve as a director and the chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"), the chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee and the compensation committee of the Board, and the chief executive officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Lu retired from his roles in the Company to explore new areas beyond office life.

Before joining Autohome, Mr. Long has held a series of leadership roles within Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEX: 2318; SHA: 601318) since he first joined as a salesman in 1998, including as the assistant general manager, vice general manager and general manager of several provincial-level branches of Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd. He has been serving as vice general manager of Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd. since December 2018. In addition, Mr. Long has extensive experience in business management at leading internet companies, such as serving as the assistant general manager of Lufax Holding Ltd (NYSE: LU) in charge of insurance business between October 2015 and January 2017, as the senior director of Ant Group’s insurance business since February 2017, and as the director, general manager and chief executive officer of Cathay Insurance Company Limited between June 2017 and September 2018. The long career in insurance business, especially in the property and casualty insurance segment, has equipped Mr. Long with nuanced understanding and deep insight of the market segments and business operations along the value chain of the automobile industry. Mr. Long received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Wuhan University of Technology.

The Board and the Company are greatly thankful for Mr. Lu’s long-term services and significant contributions to Autohome and wish him the best in his future endeavors. Under Mr. Lu’s leadership, Autohome has successfully grown from a content-led vertical media company to an integrated ecosystem that connects all participants in the auto industry, providing end-to-end products and solutions across the value chain. At the same time, the Board and the Company warmly welcome Mr. Quan Long and are confident that his demonstrated leadership skills, rich experience and deep insight in the internet sector and automobile sector, particularly in respect of the integration of online and offline business, will be of great value to the Company. The Board believes that Mr. Long will continue to drive the Company to the next level of success.

About Autohome Inc.

Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM) is the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China. Its mission is to enhance the car-buying and ownership experience for auto consumers in China. Autohome provides original generated content, professionally generated content, user-generated content, AI-generated content, a comprehensive automobile library, and extensive automobile listing information to automobile consumers, covering the entire car purchase and ownership cycle. The ability to reach a large and engaged user base of automobile consumers has made Autohome a preferred platform for automakers and dealers to conduct their advertising campaigns. Further, the Company’s dealer subscription and advertising services allow dealers to market their inventory and services through Autohome’s platform, extending the reach of their physical showrooms to potentially millions of internet users in China and generating sales leads for them. The Company offers sales leads, data analysis, and marketing services to assist automakers and dealers with improving their efficiency and facilitating transactions. Autohome operates its "Autohome Mall," a full-service online transaction platform, to facilitate transactions for automakers and dealers. Further, through its websites and mobile applications, it also provides other value-added services, including auto financing, auto insurance, used car transactions, and aftermarket services. For further information, please visit www.autohome.com.cn.

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For further information, please contact:

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Autohome Inc.
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Email: ir@autohome.com.cn

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Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: autohome@tpg-ir.com

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Poq Appoints Jay Johnston as New Chief Executive Officer

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Leading SaaS-based mobile app commerce provider announces the promotion of its Chief Technology Officer to Chief Executive Officer in order to drive the business forward in its next phase of growth

LONDON, Jan. 8, 2021 — Leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) app platform Poq has today announced the appointment of Poq Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Jay Johnston, to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

The new leadership appointment is effective immediately and sees Johnston take over the CEO role from Poq’s co-founder, Øyvind Henriksen; Henriksen will continue to play an active role in platform roadmap and product development as Senior Vice President of Product Strategy.

"Jay is a leader in every sense of the term, and has done a great job in the executive team ever since he joined Poq. I’m delighted that he’s now stepping up to take the reins of the company," Henriksen said. "Jay also has a strong understanding of the entire business, is loved by the team and well respected by our clients. Moreover, Poq is in an excellent position to capitalise on the accelerated growth of ecommerce and, with his leadership, we can rise to the occasion and importantly help our clients seize the opportunities ahead."

Johnston stated: "I am both delighted and humbled to accept the role and the responsibility of leading the great team we have at Poq. We achieved much to be proud of in 2020, and the scene is set for an even more exciting and ambitious year in 2021. I look forward to building on these strong foundations in order to create a clear framework for the company’s vision, plan, targets and accountabilities that will capture our growing ambitions and harness the opportunity to further grow our success in helping our clients create best-in-class mobile commerce apps."

In addition, Johnston will join the Poq board, together with Euan Menzies, who also joined the company in 2018 and serves as Chief Financial Officer.

Speaking on behalf of the board, Jonathan McKay, Poq’s Chairman, said: "Poq has just achieved another year of solid growth, despite the unprecedented challenges presented by Covid-19. Jay brings with him the kind of operational, communications and leadership skills that we are convinced will deliver further success for both Poq and its customers going forward. We also look forward to capitalising on the huge opportunities ahead with both Jay and Euan as newly appointed members of Poq’s board, especially as 2021 will be such a pivotal year for mobile."

About Poq

Poq is a Software-as-a-Service app platform that empowers retailers to create highly effective and fully-customised mobile apps that provide a superior shopping experience. These apps allow retailers to build stronger brands, sell more products, deepen customer loyalty and deliver highly relevant content, communications and rewards. Poq clients include global brands and retailers such as; Belk, Cotton On, francesca’s, Feelunique, Missguided, Hot Topic, Kurt Geiger and more. To learn more, please visit poqcommerce.com.

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Poq: Charlotte Simons-Dukes, e: charlotte.simons-dukes@poqcommerce.com, t: +44 (0) 203 794 4120

 

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Fibocom Announces Ron Friedman as Vice President of America Sales Department

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SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 23, 2020 — Fibocom (Stock Code: 300638), a leading global provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solutions and wireless communication modules, announces the appointment for Ron Friedman as Vice President of America Sales Department to steer the company’s global expansion, effective 14 December 2020.

Based in North America, Ron will plan and execute business strategies to penetrate and significantly grow Fibocom’s market share in the North American IoT market, and lead the local team to deliver a world-class customer experience.

"Ron will be an outstanding addition to the Fibocom overseas team," Dan Schieler, Senior VP of Overseas IoT Sales Department of Fibocom, commented. "Ron has very significant business experience and expertise in increasing sales, building global teams, winning next-generation design-in and forming strong customer alliances. His rich experience and impressive accomplishments across his career speak to his abilities as an innovative and impactful leader, making him an ideal candidate for the important role. I look forward to working with him to promote the exceptional growth of Fibocom’s IoT business and take Fibocom to the next level of growth and development."

Ron has more than 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and wireless industries, having held senior sales leadership and applications engineering positions at Qualcomm, Freescale Semiconductor and Motorola. He has served as a sales leader in driving Qualcomm’s activities into the embedded modem space for the PC market and the industrial IoT segments. During his latest assignment, he was instrumental in growing new revenue at the cloud customers. At Freescale and Motorola he managed a diverse team of salespeople driving new and existing business across multiple OEM’s and distributors. His key responsibilities included new customer acquisitions, roadmap alignment and licensing/supply negotiations

"I am excited about Fibocom’s leadership opportunity and looking forward to working with the leader in IoT module ecosystem." Ron Friedman said: "Fibocom’s Industry advantage in the IoT sector puts them in a perfect market position to enjoy the exponential growth we are experiencing in the IoT segment. I look forward to winning new business and establishing strategic relationships with our customers with our high quality and competitive products

About Fibocom

Founded in 1999, Fibocom is a leading global provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solutions and wireless communication modules. We are committed to bringing reliable, accessible, secure, and intelligent wireless solutions to every IoT application scenario for the increasingly digitalized industries and enriched smart life of the whole society. In 2017, Fibocom become the first stock-listed (Stock Code: 300638) wireless module provider in China.

We provide technically advanced and high-performance 5G, 4G, NB-IoT/eMTC, 3G, and 2G, smart, auto-grade, GNSS, Wi-Fi/BT wireless modules. By technically embedding Fibocom’s wireless solutions into IoT devices that will become smart and remotely manageable with stable data transmission between devices and operation center, we empower the intelligent future of all industries that mainly include smart retail, ACPC (Always Connected PC), industry 4.0, smart grid, smart homes, smart agriculture, smart cities, telemedicine, metering, smart security surveillance, and the intelligently connected cars, etc. We have many long-term industry customers including Fortune Global 500 enterprises, which is an important driven power of our fast development.

Fibocom is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, and has R&D centers in both Shenzhen and Xi’an. We are globally located with more than 30 subsidiaries and regional operation centers in China, Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific Regions. Currently, we have more than 1000 global employees, and provide products and services in more than 100 countries and regions.

www.fibocom.com