Stephen J.
Sorocky appointed as new CEO
TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2019 /CNW/ - Redline Communications
(www.rdlcom.com) Group Inc. (TSX: RDL), the creator of powerful
wide-area wireless networks for mission-critical applications in
challenging locations, today announced the appointment of
Stephen J. Sorocky as Chief
Executive Officer, effective March
14, 2019. Mr. Sorocky will replace Robert Williams, who has been leading the
Company since 2013.
"On behalf of the board of Redline and the entire company, I
wish to thank Rob for his years of dedicated services and
leadership. Rob has made a solid contribution as we evolved
our business, especially during the Oil and Gas downturn as we
reduced costs and right sized the business," said Nizar J. Somji, Chairman. "We are excited
to have Stephen assume a leadership position and given his current
role as a director, we expect a smooth transition. Stephen will
focus on growing our LTE business while also looking at
opportunities for increasing our recurring revenues."
Stephen Sorocky has been a member
of the board of directors of Redline since June of 2018 and is an
accomplished senior technology executive with broad experience in
venture capital backed and public company environments.
He served previously as CEO and Director of Skytrac Systems
Ltd., an avionics and data services company, President & CEO of
LxData Inc. an Oil & Gas instrumentation developer, and
President & CEO and Director of Virtek Vision International
Inc. [TSE:VRK]. As VP& GM, he led the Space Robotics Division
of Spar Aerospace Ltd, including responsibility for all robotics on
the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. Stephen received
an MBA in International Finance and International Business from
McGill University, and a B.A.Sc. in
Aerospace Engineering from the University of
Toronto. He is a Professional Engineer and holds the
Chartered Director designation C.Dir. Stephen serves on the Board
of the Canadian Commercial Corporation and is the Vice-Chair of
Board of the Ontario Telemedicine Network.
"I am excited about the potential of Redline to continue to
extend its product and service successes into the rapidly growing
LTE market," said Stephen Sorocky.
"I look forward to driving the development and execution of our
corporate strategy going forward, including building our recurring
revenue stream from the value-added services our technology can
enable. I am focused on accelerating the innovation and
execution that our customers and partners around the world have
come to expect from our talented team."
About Redline Communications
Redline Communications
(www.rdlcom.com) is the creator of powerful wide-area wireless
networks for mission-critical applications in challenging
locations. Redline networks are used by oil and gas companies to
manage onshore and offshore assets, by militaries for secure
battlefield communications, by municipalities to remotely monitor
infrastructure, and by telecom service providers to deliver premium
services. Hundreds of businesses worldwide rely on Redline to
engineer, plan and deliver ruggedized, secure and reliable networks
for their M2M, voice, data and video communications needs - in
locations that include the deserts of the Middle East, the rainforests of South America, and the frozen Alaskan slopes.
For more information visit www.rdlcom.com.
SOURCE Redline Communications Group Inc.