Yves Maître of Orange Elected to Sequans’ Board of Directors
July 09 2014 - 11:37AM
Business Wire
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE:SQNS) announced today that
Yves Maître, executive vice president of connected objects and
partnerships at Orange Group, has been elected to its board of
directors. Maître is responsible for Orange’s entire connected
object portfolio, including the marketing of devices across all
Orange markets.
“Sequans will benefit greatly from Yves’ extensive knowledge of
the world of connected devices,” said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO.
“As the maker of LTE chipsets specifically optimized for connected
devices for the Internet of Things, we especially value what Yves
will contribute to Sequans as a member of our board of
directors.”
In his role at Orange, in addition to managing the connected
object portfolio, Maître is responsible for managing the
relationships between Orange and all global manufacturers and
Internet players. He is also responsible for embedded software and
the testing and marketing of all devices across all Orange markets.
He also leads Orange Mobile Multimedia P&L. Before his tenure
at Orange, Maître spent six years at consumer electronics company,
Thomson, where he was president of Key MRO America, a Thomson
subsidiary. Before Thomson, Maître was COO of Quante-Pouyet, a
subsidiary of 3M.
“LTE is spreading rapidly around the world, and LTE is the right
connectivity technology for numerous connected objects and devices
coming to market now and in the future. “Sequans has demonstrated
great vision. It’s impressive to see the mature solutions already
available for this market, and I’m excited to have the opportunity
to contribute to a company with such a promising future in LTE
connected devices.”
About Sequans Communications
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a 4G chipmaker and
leading provider of single-mode LTE chipset solutions to wireless
device manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 2003, Sequans has
developed and delivered six generations of 4G technology and its
chips are certified and shipping in 4G networks, both LTE and
WiMAX, around the world. Today, Sequans offers two LTE product
lines: StreamrichLTE™, optimized for feature-rich mobile computing
and home/portable router devices, and StreamliteLTE™, optimized for
M2M devices and other connected devices for the Internet of Things.
Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the
United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Visit Sequans online
at www.sequans.com; www.facebook.com/sequans; www.twitter.com/sequans.
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