Xchanging announced that it has appointed Richard Cornish as Head of Internet of Things (IoT) to steer the company’s services in the IoT space and drive strategic growth for Xchanging Technology Services.
Richard’s 25 years’ experience in connected technology started with the British Army, using remote sensors for surveillance, asset management and data gathering. After 10 years of service, he left to join Orange, running its Location Based Services proposition, which initially focused on delivering telematics services to the automotive sector.
Richard joins Xchanging from Vodafone Group Enterprise, where he worked for four years and was responsible for building and driving Vodafone’s connected products and services. During that time, he created propositions such as Smart Cities for Qatar, and Vodafone Vehicle Connect for Automotive OEMs and the insurance industry. Richard has also held leading positions at Norwich Union, where he launched the firm’s Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance service and big data practice, and at Cobra AT, where he created a connected car proposition including Usage Based Insurance, E&B Call and Vehicle Relationship Management.
In his new role, Richard will be rapidly building upon the strength of Xchanging’s technology capabilities by spearheading its global IoT strategy and propositions. Richard will report to Alok Sinha, President, Global Application and Engineering Services.
Alok Sinha, President, Global Application and Engineering Services, Xchanging, comments: “Richard will help us execute our long-term strategy alongside developing key customer relationships and driving growth opportunities. His extensive international experience and impressive track record of delivering highly profitable and innovative new business make him a great fit for Xchanging. As businesses digitalise their operations and offerings, the challenges of interconnecting devices, infrastructure and people are superceding the issues around lack of standards and integrating legacy based processes and architecture. Xchanging is in a strong position to lead this charge and deliver results to our customers. I am confident that Richard will play a vital role in steering Xchanging’s journey in the IoT space.”
Richard Cornish, Head of Internet of Things, Xchanging, comments: “I am very excited to be leading Xchanging’s IoT business. I look forward to working with the company’s talented team and world class technology to realise the vision, drive the strategy forward and deliver truly outstanding and innovative solutions to our customers.”
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