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LoRa ALLIANCE
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PREPARING FOR GROWTH: LoRa ALLIANCE
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EXPANDS
LEADERSHIP TEAM AND APPOINTS NEW CEO
Following a global search for a new CEO, the LoRa Alliance
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announced the appointment of Alper Yegin, a leading global
expert on LoRaWAN
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technology with deep market expertise
who has driven the standard's development since the inception
of the LoRa Alliance. At the same time, the Board of Direc-
tors changed its operating structure to adopt the industry best
practice of separating the CEO and Board Chair roles to drive
efficiencies and accountability and announced the election of
Semtech's Olivier Beaujard to a one-year term. Additionally,
Browan Communications' Henry Huang was appointed as
the new Board Vice Chair, and Kerlink's Yannick Delibie was
appointed Board Secretary, with the leadership team rounded
out by ZENNER's Rich Sanders as Board Treasurer. Under the
new structure, the CEO is responsible for providing strategic
leadership and guiding the Alliance's day-to-day operations
while the Board Chair and Board of Directors provide oversight
and governance.
Over the last nine years, the LoRa Alliance has gone through
two major development phases in its history. The first was a
startup phase focused primarily on developing the LoRaWAN
specification and the formation of the LoRa Alliance organi-
zation. The second phase was focused on building out the
Alliance's organizational structure and maturity, formalizing its
processes and procedures, and building visibility for LoRaWAN.
The Alliance is now on its third phase as LoRaWAN moves into
hyperscaling, aka the "hockey stick ramp."
To support this growth, the Board expanded in 2024 with the
addition of members from Birdz, Helium, Multi-Tech, and
Verizon. The new board appointments are part of a strategic
effort to diversify the Alliance's leadership by increasing repre-
sentation from device makers, our Asia membership, network
providers, and the utilities sector at the board level. This fresh
leadership is prepared to drive LoRaWAN's new phase of de-
velopment. With several large enterprise brands having already
rolled out services using LoRaWAN and network availability at
an all-time high globally with terrestrial, community, and NTN
satellite options, paired with a robust LoRaWAN end-device
ecosystem, the forecast growth trajectory is very strong.
"I firmly believe that LoRaWAN is the strongest LPWAN technology in the market––and the only one
that is truly able to support Massive IoT today. The standard's maturity, advanced and diverse feature set,
comprehensive certification program, and tremendous global ecosystem differentiate LoRaWAN from other
technologies. I look forward to collaborating with Olivier as Chair, as well as the full Board of Directors and
every one of our members to maintain LoRaWAN's position as the leading LPWAN technology as we
also exponentially ramp up its adoption in the market."
Alper Yegin, LoRa Alliance CEO
