Quarterhill Inc. - Electronic Transaction Consultants Corpo<12 0/2021="" richardson,="" texas,="" dec.="" 20,="" 2021="" rnewswire/="" -="" electronic="" transaction="" consultants="" corporation="" ("etc"),="" a="" quarterhill="" inc.="" company="" (tsx:="" qtrh)="" (otcqx:="" qtrhf),="" announces="" that="" it="" has="" named="" kevin="" holbert="" as="" the="" company's="" chief="" executive="" officer="" ("ceo").="" this="" announcement="" follows="" quarterhill's="" december="" 15,="" 2021,="" appointment="" of="" bret="" kidd,="" etc's="" former="" ceo,="" to="" the="" ceo="" role="" at="" quarterhill.="" kevin,="" who="" joined="" etc="" in="" 2002,="" is="" an="" accomplished="" leader="" with="" over="" 30="" years="" of="" experience="" in="" the="" intelligent="" transportations="" systems="" ("its")="" and="" mobility="" industries,="" and="" a="" veteran="" of="" etc="" where="" he="" has="" held="" progressively="" senior="" roles="" during="" his="" tenure.="" most="" recently,="" he="" was="" etc's="" chief="" commercial="" officer,="" during="" which="" time="" the="" company="" has="" experienced="" tremendous="" growth="" with="" significant="" industry="" wins="" and="" the="" recruitment="" of="" key="" industry="" professionals.="" prior="" to="" that,="" kevin="" was="" executive="" vice="" president,="" business="" development="" where="" he="" helped="" develop="" and="" execute="" etc's="" business="" development="" and="" strategic="" marketing="" plans.="" his="" track="" record="" at="" etc="" also="" includes="" leading="" multiple="" large-scale="" projects,="" establishing="" and="" leading="" the="" company's="" project="" management="" office="" and="" overseeing="" day="" to="" day="" client="" operations.="" at="" other="" times="" in="" his="" career,="" he="" has="" held="" diverse="" roles="" that="" included="" director="" of="" information="" systems="" at="" a="" prominent="" tolling="" authority,="" consultant,="" and="" executive="" at="" a="" full="" systems="" integration="" provider.="" "i="" am="" very="" pleased="" to="" appoint="" kevin="" to="" ceo="" at="" etc,"="" said="" bret="" kidd,="" ceo="" at="" quarterhill.="" "as="" an="" executive="" leader="" at="" etc="" for="" nearly="" two="" decades,="" kevin="" has="" been="" instrumental="" in="" steering="" the="" company="" through="" numerous="" corporate="" transformations,="" deliveries="" and="" technology="" roadmaps.="" his="" history="" with="" the="" company,="" his="" stellar="" reputation="" in="" the="" industry="" and="" his="" diverse="" background,="" spanning="" both="" engineering="" and="" delivery,="" gives="" him="" a="" unique="" and="" seasoned="" perspective="" as="" a="" business="" leader="" in="" its="" and="" makes="" him="" the="" right="" person="" to="" lead="" etc="" today="" and="" into="" its="" exciting="" future."br="">