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Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA) Announces Newly Elected Board of Directors
WINA's 2008 Strategic Leadership Team Will Drive Wireless Educational
Agenda in Industrial Market, As Well As Expanding Reach on a Global
Basis by Opening WINA Asia Pacific Chapter
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina – January 29, 2008 – The Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance, WINA, today announced the 2008 strategic leadership team elected to the Board of Directors. Serving as WINA President, Ian McPherson, will lead the organization in its efforts to develop and promote educational programs that communicate the benefits of industrial wireless.
"Wireless technology is a crucial part of the future of our industry. Companies want to optimize resource efficiency and productivity, and we can teach them how to achieve those goals through industrial wireless," said WINA President Ian McPherson, who also serves as co-founder and vice president of Apprion.
As the premier organization providing a forum for industrial wireless technology education, information, and an exchange of ideas for future development of industrial wireless technologies, WINA has focused on catalyzing the exchange of information and strategic direction between government, academia, technology producers and industrial end users on a global basis. Commensurate with its mission, WINA also announced expansion on a global basis through the opening of an Asia Pacific Chapter. Sachin Gupta will serve as Director, WINA - Asia Pacific, in a newly created role.
"I am delighted to pass the leadership baton, and welcome the incoming team at a seminal time for this organization. Wireless technology and wireless networking systems hold great promise to help our industry use energy and materials more efficiently, lower systems and infrastructure costs, increase productivity, and ensure worker safety," said Hesh Kagen, WINA's outgoing president.
About WINA
The Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA) is a coalition of industrial end-user companies, technology suppliers, industry organizations, software developers, system integrators, and others interested in the advancement of wireless solutions for industry. For more information, please visit www.wina.org
2008 WINA Board of Directors:
President: Ian McPherson, Apprion
Vice President: Dave Kaufman, Honeywell
Vice President, Marketing & Communications: Steve Toteda, Dust Networks
Secretary: John Jacobs, 3eTI
Treasurer: Randy Klassen, OMINEX
Past President: Hesh Kagan, Invensys
Media Contact
Jennifer Infantino
(919) 990-9287
Additional Media Contact:
Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance
Steve Toteda, Vice President
(510) 400-2900
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