Kevin Hunter joins Walkbase
Walkbase, a leading venue IoT analytics and marketing platform company, announced this week its expansion into the U.S. market by appointing widely-respected, former Gimbal executive Kevin Hunter as its President of the Americas.
Walkbase has seen significant year-over-year growth in Europe since its founding in 2010, and recognized the untapped potential in the US marketplace after numerous inquiries from US-based retailers and venues. Walkbase recently announced a global partnership with IBM that includes a US presence.
Tuomas Wuoti, CEO, Walkbase told us “We have seen incredible growth in Europe, the Middle East and Asia in the last year as more and more brands and retailers that utilize our proprietary IoT analytics and marketing platform see unprecedented revenue growth and ROI. In order to continue that growth, we recognized the need to expand our operations in the United States and Kevin was the ideal candidate given his extensive knowledge of not only the mobile proximity space but his relationships with key future partners.”
Kevin Hunter is widely-respected in the industry and, as a pioneer in mobile data services, has successfully captured market value and created growth in the mobile proximity space in multiple industries. He brings all the skills that will be vital to lead Walkbase’s expansion into the U.S. marketplace including management, strategy, relationships and a deep understanding of the technology.
Prior to joining Walkbase, Kevin served as president of inMarket Media where he was responsible for the corporate growth strategy into new verticals. Before that, he co-founded and was COO of Gimbal, Inc. guiding the company from its incubation within Qualcomm Labs through its spin-off as a private entity from Qualcomm Retail Solutions. In addition, he is co-inventor of 23 US patents in mobile, location and proximity technologies.
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