Wireless Industry Luminary Brings Nearly 40 Years of Network
Leadership to the Board
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2018--
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR), a global leader and
innovator of cloud, messaging, digital and IoT products and
platforms, today announced that Kris Rinne has been elected to
Synchronoss’ board of directors.
Rinne, who held a number of senior executive positions at AT&T’s family
of companies over the course of almost four decades, most recently
served as senior vice president, network and product planning, at AT&T
Services, Inc. In this role, she was responsible for leading the team
charged with planning the technology evolution of AT&T’s global IP
backbone, the wireless network, wireless device requirements and
certification, as well as the technical solutions for the company’s
products and services.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Kris to Synchronoss as our newest board
member,” said Glenn Lurie, Chief Executive Officer and President of
Synchronoss. “Kris is a true telecom pioneer whose name is rightly
associated with many industry firsts, including the world’s first
wide-scale deployment of high-speed mobile data networks, the launch of
one of the first distributed architectures of 4G LTE and the original
iPhone. I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Kris for much of
my career and am excited to have her innovative thinking added to our
board.”
Rinne, who retired from AT&T in 2014, brought early leadership in
deploying GSM technology in the United States, setting the stage for the
success of the 3GPP family of technologies. While with AT&T, she served
many roles, including heading the company’s network technologies
organization. A “Women in Technology” Hall-of-Famer, as well as a member
of the “Wireless Hall of Fame,” Rinne formerly held the posts of vice
president of technology strategy for SBC Wireless and managing director
of operations at Southwestern Bell Mobile Services. Her contributions to
the industry also include serving as chairperson of the Board of
Governors at 3G Americas, LLC, and the Alliance for Telecommunications
Industry Solutions (ATIS).
“I’m both delighted and honored to join Synchronoss’ dynamic and
talented board,” said Rinne. “Synchronoss’ market-leading offers in
cloud, messaging, digital and IoT have the power to deliver an
outstanding experience to the customers of telecommunications, media and
technology organizations. I believe that Glenn’s leadership and vision,
combined with Synchronoss’ powerful product sets, present a pivotal
moment in the company’s evolution as it transforms the enormous
opportunities before it into long-term growth for shareholders.”
Rinne is a non-profit board member of Curing Kids Cancer, the Washburn
University Foundation and Wycliffe Associates. She was named to the
Fierce Wireless “Top 10 Most Influential Women in Wireless” list for the
years 2011 through 2014, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Washburn
University.
About Synchronoss
Synchronoss (NASDAQ: SNCR) transforms the way companies create new
revenue, reduce costs and delight their subscribers with cloud,
messaging, digital and IoT products, supporting hundreds of millions of
subscribers across the globe. Synchronoss’ secure, scalable and
groundbreaking new technologies, trusted partnerships and talented
people change the way Technology-Media-Telecommunications customers grow
their business. For more information, visit us at www.synchronoss.com
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