Shamsunder brings extensive expertise in technology and innovation to lead NextNav's strategic growth
MCLEAN, Va., May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NextNav (Nasdaq: NN) ("NextNav" or the "Company") a leader in next generation positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) and 3D geolocation, announced the appointment of Dr. Sanyogita Shamsunder as NextNav's new Chief Operating Officer, effective May 9, 2024. In this newly created role, Sanyogita will be overseeing business development, strategy, product and software, program and operations, and IT.
"Sanyogita's appointment as NextNav's Chief Operating Officer heralds a new chapter of innovation and growth," NextNav Chief Executive Officer Mariam Sorond said. "Her remarkable track record of operational excellence and deep-rooted telecom expertise will further advance our efforts to provide a 3D terrestrial positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solution as a complement and backup to GPS, while also unleashing much-needed spectrum for 5G broadband."
Dr. Shamsunder joins NextNav with over 20 years of experience leveraging technology and innovation to scale growth at both large enterprises and start-up technology companies. Recently, she held the title of the Head of Edge Network Infrastructure at Google, where she led the team that developed and maintained Google's multi-vendor Global Edge Network. Prior to that, Sanyogita led various network and product teams at Verizon, including as the Vice President of Product Strategy and Operations, where she led early 5G network technology development and trials. Earlier in her career, she launched the first 4G devices as well as led various spectrum initiatives in collaboration with government and industry groups. Sanyogita received her MBA from the Wharton School and Ph.D in electrical engineering and math from the University of Virginia.
"I am thrilled to join the NextNav team which is embarking on an exciting journey of innovation in PNT and 3D geolocation," Dr. Shamsunder stated. "NextNav's commitment to mitigating national security risks, unleashing commercial opportunities, and helping public safety with its solutions aligns perfectly with my passion for leveraging technology to drive meaningful change. I look forward to collaborating with the talented team at NextNav to create more value and shape the future."
Shamsunder 帶來了豐富的技術和創新專業知識，引領了 NextNav 的戰略增長
弗吉尼亞州麥克萊恩，2024年5月7日（GLOBE NEWSWIRE）——下一代定位、導航和定時（PNT）和三維地理定位領域的領導者NextNav（納斯達克股票代碼：NN）（“NextNav” 或 “公司”）宣佈任命三義田·沙姆桑德博士爲NextNav的新任首席運營官，自2024年5月9日起生效。在這個新設立的職位上，Sanyogita將監督業務發展、戰略、產品和軟件、計劃和運營以及IT。
NextNav首席執行官瑪麗亞姆·索隆德說：“三洋吉塔被任命爲NextNav的首席運營官預示着創新和增長的新篇章。”“她卓越運營的卓越記錄和根深蒂固的電信專業知識將進一步推動我們努力提供三維地面定位、導航和定時（PNT）解決方案，作爲GPS的補充和備份，同時也爲5G寬帶釋放急需的頻譜。”
Shamsunder博士加入NextNav，他在利用技術和創新來擴大大型企業和初創科技公司的增長方面擁有20多年的經驗。最近，她擔任谷歌邊緣網絡基礎設施主管，領導團隊開發和維護谷歌的多供應商全球邊緣網絡。在此之前，Sanyogita領導了Verizon的多個網絡和產品團隊，包括擔任產品戰略和運營副總裁，領導早期的5G網絡技術開發和試驗。在她職業生涯的早期，她推出了第一批4G設備，並與政府和行業團體合作領導了各種頻譜計劃。Sanyogita 擁有沃頓商學院工商管理碩士學位和弗吉尼亞大學電氣工程和數學博士學位。
沙姆桑德博士說：“我很高興加入NextNav團隊，該團隊正在PNT和3D地理定位領域踏上激動人心的創新之旅。”“NextNav致力於緩解國家安全風險，釋放商業機會，並通過其解決方案幫助公共安全，這與我對利用技術推動有意義變革的熱情完全一致。我期待與NextNav的才華橫溢的團隊合作，創造更多價值並塑造未來。”
