Wavetrend appoints Chief Financial Officer

April 03, 2006
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Wavetrend has appointed Robin Halliday as its new CFO. An experienced finance professional with an established and successful track record as Chief Finance Officer of both public and private technology growth companies, Robin brings to the group in-depth operational experience of managing the finance and back office support teams of high growth technology businesses. Most recently Robin has been working on a number of interim assignments including managing the pan-European finance function of a $1bn+ turnover quoted US services business and managing the finance team and fund raising activities of an ex-BT spin-out in the telecoms software/services sector. Prior to that, Robin managed and led two successful IPO’s, one on AIM, the other a full LSE listing and has successfully completed numerous private equity fund raisings and M&A transactions. Robin trained at Price Waterhouse and is a Chartered Accountant, Chris Bishop, CEO of Wavetrend, said: “As Wavetrend scales up its operations in line with strong international demand for its products, it is vital for us to have a finance director of Robin’s calibre to manage our operations. We are delighted to welcome him on board.”Wavetrend - Enabling assets to communicate Founded in 1999, Wavetrend is head-quartered in Richmond, London, and has offices in Washington DC and Johannesburg. Wavetrend Technologies Ltd is a world-leading provider of Ultra Long Range (ULR) active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. In collaboration with its global network of strategic and accredited channel partners, which include IBM, Motorola, QinetiQ, Red Prairie and Symbol, Wavetrend provides hardware and software solutions for the RFID market. At the core of the group’s technology is an open platform architecture which is highly scalable and simple to integrate. ULR active RFID tags contain their own power source, enabling real-time asset monitoring and tracking over distances of less than 1 metre to greater than 250 metres. Wavetrend’s tags are robust and have an internal battery life of up to 8 years. Through its extensive domain knowledge and proven ability to meet the requirements of customers and channel partners alike, Wavetrend is well placed to lead the growth of the active RFID market. Projects have been successfully deployed in many sectors including; security, defence, health, transport, mining and oil and gas, enabling assets to communicate within their environment. Learn More

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