Xplore Announces Management Hires to Support Rugged Mobility Strategy

Xplore Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:XPLR) announced a series of management changes and new hires to support its growing rugged mobility business.

The company said that John Graff, formerly VP of marketing at Xplore has been named as chief revenue officer and will be responsible for global sales and marketing. Tim Dehne has been hired as chief operating officer responsible for engineering, operations and strategic business initiatives. Another new hire is Patrick McClain who has been hired as chief financial officer.

As quoted in the press release:

“I am very excited to have this caliber of senior management team at Xplore to drive continued growth and expansion of our rugged mobility business,” noted Tom Wilkinson, CEO at Xplore. “John, Tim and Pat all bring significant B2B technology experience including at well-known growth companies and startups. Combined with our existing management and our global employee base, I am confident we have the leadership in place to deliver on our expanded line of innovative rugged mobility solutions that make our customers more productive and efficient.”

John Graff joined Xplore in February 2017 as VP of Marketing. Since joining Xplore Graff has driven efforts to expand the company’s product portfolio, revamp the company’s partner program, and increase brand awareness. Prior to joining Xplore Graff worked 29 years at National Instruments in a variety of sales and marketing management roles.  During his tenure at NI, the company delivered consistent growth and profitability as it grew from $13M in revenue to over $1B.

Tim Dehne brings over 30 years of technology business experience in a variety of engineering, marketing, and business leadership roles. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of two companies, including Cirrus Logic.  Most recently, he was VP of Engineering for a technology startup.  Prior to that, Dehne served in a number of Engineering and Marketing leadership roles at National Instruments and Luminex.  Dehne also brings significant experience with acquisitions, and technology partnerships.

Pat McClain has more than 30 years of senior management and CFO experience at a variety of global companies, both public and private.  Most recently, McClain served as EVP, CFO and Treasurer at Falconstar Software, a NY based public company where he played a key role in the company turnaround to deliver cash and EBITDA-positive results within six months of joining the company.  Previously, McClain served as CFO at Aurea Software and Rules-Based Medicine, both recognized for growth. McClain also brings extensive experience in acquisitions, mergers and spin-outs.

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