Sierra Wireless announced that Jim Ryan has been appointed Senior Vice President, Strategic Partner Growth, effective immediately. Mr. Ryan has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in global telecoms and technology, including with large operators in the U.S. and Europe. Mr. Ryan will report directly to Kent Thexton, President and CEO. Mr. Ryan joins Sierra Wireless from Zipit Wireless, where he served as Vice President of IoT Products and Partnerships since 2017. Prior to that, he spent a decade helping numerous start-up and early stage SaaS companies capitalize on mobile ecosystem growth opportunities and held senior leadership positions with AT&T and Sprint in the U.S. and O2 in Europe.