Destiny Wireless plc is delighted to announce the appointment of Örjan Johansson of the Anoto Group AB as a non-executive director of the company. Mr Johansson is the chief executive of Anoto, who are the inventors of the technology behind Destiny’s digital pen products. Anoto has as part of a business agreement acquired 5% of the equity in Destiny Wireless.
Örjan Johansson CEO, of Anoto Group AB is the dynamic force behind the creation of a broad coalition of partners supporting Anoto's standard for digital paper and digital pens enabling Anoto functionality.
Before joining Anoto, Johansson spearheaded the global development of Bluetooth™ - the short-range wireless technology, as Director and General Manager for Bluetooth at Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
Johansson was responsible for developing the technology and leading other competing companies to adopt the open standard. He initiated and supervised the establishment of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, made up of adopter companies and was responsible for bringing 2000 international technology companies on board.
Destiny Wireless’ CEO, Edward Belgeonne said, “We are very pleased to welcome Mr Johansson onto the board. We are making significant in-roads in providing Digital Pen and Paper based technologies to the business community and have recently added Peter Duffy, a major contractor to Yorkshire Water, to our customer base. Mr Johansson’s input will ensure that Destiny Wireless continues to lead the growth of this exciting new technology across all our markets.”
For further information please contact:
Karen Worrall
Head of Marketing and Communications
Destiny Wireless plc
T: + 44 (0) 1483 688450
E: karen.worrall@destinywireless.co.uk
Emma Blackmore
Public Relations Advisors
Living Events
T: + 44 (0) 151 709 4547
M: + 44 (0) 7939 690188
E: emma.blackmore@living-events.com
For more information: www.anotogroup.com
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