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Emnify appoints tech executive Lynda Smith to its board of directors

February 1, 2024

Posted by: Magda Dabrowska

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Emnify has welcomed technology executive, Lynda Smith, to its board of directors. Smith’s distinguished career includes leadership roles at Twilio and Nuance, board positions at Fictiv and Clickatell, complemented by her academic role as an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University.

As a former chief marketing officer at Twilio, Smith oversaw the scaling of the company’s annual recurring revenue from $20M to over $100M and led a marketing team expansion from 18 to over 50, successfully balancing direct-to-developer and enterprise B2B marketing strategies to position Twilio as one of the leading developer platforms in the global market.

Smith, who brings a strong track record of over 35 years in technology leadership, reinforces emnify’s board with her extensive expertise in tech marketing and strategy. Her joining marks a significant start to the year for emnify as it continues its trajectory of attracting industry talent to expand its position.

“Lynda brings a wealth of experience that is highly relevant to emnify’s next phase of growth,” said Frank Stoecker, a CEO and co-founder of emnify. “Her perspective will be invaluable as we continue to advance our global IoT SuperNetwork, which is purpose-built for a wide variety of IoT applications, offering unrivalled cloud-native connectivity. This is about strengthening our leadership in a market that rightfully demands innovation, and with Lynda on our board, we’re set to raise the bar even higher.”

The addition of Smith takes place as emnify hits new levels of growth and extends a leadership position in the rapidly transforming IoT industry. “I’m looking forward to seeing how emnify will continue to transform the IoT landscape,” said Smith. “The company’s drive and ambitious vision for the future is what excites me most.”

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