David McLennan joins CMF board

Media | 07/02/2014 7:23 pm EDT

Sierra Wireless Inc. chief financial officer David McLennan has been named to the board of the Canadian Media Fund (CMF), a public-private parternship that provides money for Canadian media producers, the group said in a press release Monday. McLennan has been chief financial officer with Vancouver-based Sierra Wireless Inc. since 2004, according to his biography on the company's website. It said he spent 10 years before that in a variety of senior management positions with BCE Inc....

Sierra Wireless reaches deal to buy In Motion Technology

telecom | 01/28/2014 4:25 pm EST

Sierra Wireless Inc., a maker of components used in wireless networks, said Monday it has reached a deal to buy In Motion Technology Inc. for $21 million US in cash. Sierra is headquartered in Richmond, B.C., just outside of Vancouver, while In Motion is based in Vancouver. In Motion’s product offerings include an in-vehicle mobile router that comes with a control platform to help companies that manage vehicle fleets. “In Motion will strengthen our leadership position in M2M [machine-to-machine] and broaden our enterprise-solutions portfolio,” Sierra president Jason...