Nomination of a new CEO

15.09.2011

Espoo, Finland – September 15, 2011. Bluegiga - headquartered in Espoo Finland, providing Bluetooth based wireless modules and access device solutions - today announced the nomination of a new CEO Mr. Antti Sivula.

Sivula holds an M.Sc (EE) degree from the Technical University of Helsinki, Finland. His industry background covers such segments as Test&Measurement, telecommunications and RFID. Before joining Bluegiga he was most recently managing Elektrobit Corporation’s Global Sales and Marketing organization for EB’s entire Wireless Segment. At EB he also held a position of a Sr. Vice President for Wireless Communications Tools and Wireless Sensor Solutions business units for 3 years. Earlier in his career Antti has been in several general management and sales/marketing management positions in such companies as Orbis Oy, Tektronix and Hewlett-Packard. These international positions took Antti abroad to the UK and the US for 12 years, where gained an extensive experience of telecommunications and hi-tech industries and markets on a global level.

“As the world has become almost fully wireless, I see joining Bluegiga as a great opportunity. Short range wireless connectivity is rapidly extending to new applications such as Point-of-Sales, eHealth, m2m and many others. These markets offer a significant growth opportunity for wireless expert companies such as Bluegiga,” says Antti Sivula and continues “Bluegiga’s decade long expertise and leadership in classic Bluetooth modules puts us in an excellent position for continuous growth as new standard based wireless connectivity technologies such as Bluetooth low energy become a standard in medical, industrial and consumer devices and accessories.”

Sivula took up his new duties at Bluegiga on September 1^st and succeeds Petri Salonen, who continue to serve as a member of Bluegiga’s board.

About Bluegiga Technologies Inc.
Bluegiga Technologies Inc. provides Bluetooth-based wireless module and access device solutions to OEM customers. The secure, cost-effective and easy to integrate devices are used by industry leaders in the areas of health and medical, automotive, audio, industrial, and consumer applications. Bluegiga was founded in 2000, with its headquarters in Finland and sales offices in United States and Hong Kong. Through our distribution network Bluegiga has presence in more than 65 countries worldwide. For additional information, please visit https://www.bluegiga.com