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Machina Research hires principal consultant for industrial and enterprise IoT

Machina Research, a provider of strategic advice on the newly emerging M2M, IoT and big data markets, has appointed Gwenn Larsson into the newly created role of principal consultant to focus on industrial and enterprise IoT.

Larsson brings experience to the role from over 25 years working in the ICT industry, including more than five years working with Telenor Connexion followed by Deutsche Telekom as head of international M2M sales and marketing. During this time, Larsson worked with enterprises implementing M2M solutions in a range of industries from automotive to security, transport, health and many others.

She has also worked at other telecom players such as Huawei, Ericsson, Qualcomm and Motorola in various engineering, marketing and sales positions. Her career includes periods living in Asia, Europe and USA. Gwenn has a degree in electrical engineering and is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Commenting on the news, chief research officer Jim Morrish said: “Industrial and Enterprise IoT is taking off. We are seeing a lot of demand from companies looking to better understand what IoT technologies can do for them, and how to deploy IoT solutions. This is the ideal time to further bolster our industrial and enterprise IoT capabilities, and Gwenn brings unparalleled depth and breadth of experience of actually delivering IoT solutions.”