CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 1, 2014) - Blackline GPS ("Blackline" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BLN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Sean Stinson to the role of Vice President Product Management. In this new role, Mr. Stinson will champion strategic product planning and cross team leadership within the Company. Reporting directly to the CEO, Mr. Stinson will be a new key member of the Company's executive team. In his role as VP Product Management, Mr. Stinson will ensure the Company as a whole is designing, manufacturing, and supporting products that meet client needs in Canada and abroad.
"As Blackline continues to grow, fulfilling customer needs with industry-leading safety monitoring solutions, I know that Sean will bring value to the Company, driving longer-term revenue and product portfolio success," says Cody Slater, CEO & Chairman at Blackline. "Sean's impact to date makes it clear that he is the right person to help position Blackline as the innovation choice for leaders in the Oil & Gas, Utility, Security, and other key sectors of the mobile workforce we serve."
Mr. Stinson joined Blackline GPS in May of 2013 as Product Portfolio Manager, arriving from BW Technologies by Honeywell. Mr. Stinson held the position of Product Marketing Manager for the global Honeywell portable multi-gas detector portfolio. Previous to this role, Mr. Stinson held the positions of Systems Engineering Manager, Project Manager, and Firmware & Hardware Developer at Honeywell.
About Blackline: Blackline GPS is a wireless location leader that develops, manufactures, and markets products and services for worker safety monitoring and portable business tracking. Blackline solutions deliver safety, security, and location awareness through innovative wireless hardware and custom user interfaces, including mobile, messaging, and web services. Blackline's vision is to become the leading supplier of wirelessly connected worker safety monitoring and portable business tracking products in the world. Blackline products allow customers to protect their personnel and valued assets, share the conditions of their environment, and connect with emergency services when necessary. Blackline solutions Protect. Share. Connect.®
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