FW Telematics appoints Jeff Douglas as CEO and Secures Additional Funding

NEW LONDON, Conn., Nov. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ FW Telematics is a leading Machine-to-Machine (M2M) service provider focused on extending the Internet of Things into the Maritime, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors, via ruggedized Iridium Satellite solutions, GSM and Wi-Fi communications, which are coupled with a deep technology Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) backend, that can be easily customized for any client s monitoring, control and data management needs. Customers have included five Fortune 500 companies. Jeff Douglas was previously Chief Technology Officer of Pole Star Space Applications Limited, of London, UK, and CEO of Absolute Software Inc. of Boston, acquired by Polestar in 2011. His appointment follows the retirement of CEO David Blackburn, who will continue to serve as a non-executive director on the board. Concurrent with Jeff s appointment, select existing investors have provided further capital for expansion. FW Chairman, Mark Donohue, commented, Jeff was a leading p
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