Our Team
Mark Alpert, Vice President
Mark Alpert is the Vice President of Business Assurance at TÜV SÜD. He brings an energetic, innovative, and entrepreneurial approach to creating, planning and executing business initiatives that increase stakeholder value, customer satisfaction and operational excellence.…
Chris Shaw, Vice President
Chris Shaw is Vice President of Global Marketing at NTT Research. He is responsible for the strategy and direction of all internal and external marketing and communications. Prior to his role at NTT Research, Chris founded…
Will Leonard, Product Manager
Will Leonard is Asset Performance Management Product Manager, Energy Industries. He has more than 10 years of experience at ABB, working with Industrial Automation companies, academia and industrial stakeholders on innovation, skills and business partnerships. Will…
Rajaram Radhakrishnan, SVP
Rajaram Radhakrishnan, SVP and Global Markets Leader of the Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities business unit at Cognizant. Raj is a Fortune 500 Executive Leader with extensive experience launching new business initiatives, transforming under performing segments,…
Arshad Noor, CTO
Arshad Noor is the CTO of StrongKey, a company based in Cupertino, CA and Durham, NC, focused on securing data through key management, strong authentication, encryption, and digital signatures. He has 32 years of experience in the…
Sharath Prasad – Cognizant IoT and Engineering Services
Sharath Prasad is the market leader for the manufacturing industry of Cognizant’s IoT and Engineering services. He is a seasoned business leader focused on helping manufacturing companies drive value and scale in their Industry 4.0 transformation…
Marc Pégulu, Vice President
Marc Pégulu has been Semtech’s Vice President of Internet of Things for the Wireless and Sensing Products Group since 2019. Before this, he was Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless and Sensing Products Group, a…
Joerg Borchert, President
Joerg Borchert was born in Hamburg, Germany. He studied Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. He achieved his PhD in Economics before he joined Siemens AG in 1988. Initially Joerg…
Chris Rommel Executive Vice President
Chris is responsible for syndicated research and consulting engagements focused on development and deployment solutions for intelligent systems. He has helped a wide variety of clients respond to and capitalize on the leading trends impacting next-generation…
Frédéric Abbal, Executive Vice President Services Business
Frédéric Abbal began his career at Philips Components and Valeo. He joined Schneider Electric as Purchasing Manager in 1991 and he was then appointed Director of Operations Division of Merlin Gerin Alpes. In March 2012, he…
Wolfgang Thieme, Co-Founder
Wolfgang Thieme is a Co-Founder and the Chief Product Officer at BehrTech, an enabler of next-gen wireless connectivity for Industrial IoT. He has more than 12 years of experience in academic research and development; successfully innovating…
Willem Sundblad, CEO & Co-founder
Willem Sundblad is the cofounder and CEO of Oden Technologies, a company empowering manufacturers to make more, waste less and innovate faster through machine learning and applied analytics. He is a leading voice in Industrial IoT…