After a groundbreaking year for the IoT Community in 2022, we are thrilled to announce Kelly Ireland, Andrew Morawski, and SoftServe as IoT Community Woman, Man, and Corporate Member of the Year for 2022. Now in its second edition, this internal IoT Community member award recognizes excellence at the highest level within the IoT ecosystem.
Kelly Ireland – IoT Community Woman of the Year 2022
Kelly Ireland founded CBT in 2001 as a value-added reseller (VAR) focused on unparalleled client service. However, having a keen eye for technology trends and always taking the time and opportunity to listen to industry experts, she assessed the impending changes in the industry early on. She built up CBT’s engineering expertise, data science practice and partnerships to revolutionize the company’s offerings and make the difficult transition from VAR to Domain Expert Integrator. Since that time, the Company has flourished. CBT is now in rarefied air, bridging the gap between operational technologies (OT) and information technologies (IT) with groundbreaking projects like the Refinery of the Future (RotF) at Texmark Chemicals. Successful initiatives like RotF in Industrial IoT and High Performance Computing have positioned CBT as a key partner to industry-leading companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise, RealWear, PTC, Intel, ABB, Rockwell Automation, GuardHat, Relimetrics and more. This has spurred explosive growth for CBT, adding dozens of net new logos in 2020-2022. Kelly’s leadership has also led to a myriad of accolades, including seven consecutive CRN IoT Innovators awards, 2019 Triple Crown Award from CRN, nine consecutive Boeing Performance Excellence Awards, and the 2019 & 2020 Women Presidents’ Organization’s 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies. Kelly has also achieved numerous personal awards, including CRN’s Women of the Channel and Power Solution Providers yearly since 2018.
Andrew Morawski – IoT Community Man of the Year 2022
Andrew Morawski is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Oracle Communications. As leader of Oracle’s telecommunications industry global business unit focused on networks, Morawski is responsible for managing sales, strategic planning, product development, service, and support for Oracle’s Communications products. Prior to joining Oracle, Morawski was most recently President and Country Chairman for Vodafone in the Americas, responsible for the management, compliance, governance and integration of all Vodafone entities operating there. He joined Vodafone in 2012 as Head of Internet of Things (IoT), responsible for leading Vodafone’s IoT sales, strategy and operational initiatives in North and South America. Prior to Vodafone, Morawski was Managing Director for the Americas at Cable & Wireless Worldwide with overall commercial and strategic responsibility for the company’s enterprise and carrier sales, marketing, HR and service delivery operations in the region. Earlier in his career, Morawski worked for Telstra in multiple roles including President and CEO of Telstra Inc, leading the Americas region for Telstra International. He has also held senior management roles with organizations such as Nortel where he managed the relationship between Nortel and SBC through the acquisition of Pacific Bell and SNET.
SoftServe – IoT Community Corporate Member of the Year 2022
SoftServe is a digital authority that advises and provides at the cutting-edge of technology. We reveal, transform, accelerate, and optimize the way enterprises and software companies do business. With expertise across healthcare, retail, energy, financial services, and more, we implement end-to-end solutions to deliver the innovation, quality, and speed that our clients’ users expect. SoftServe delivers open innovation, from generating compelling new ideas, to developing and implementing transformational products and services. Our work and client experience is built on a foundation of empathetic, human-focused experience design that ensures continuity from concept to release. We empower enterprises and software companies to (re)identify differentiation, accelerate solution development, and vigorously compete in today’s digital economy. No matter where you are in your journey.
From everyone at the IoT Community we say a HUGE Thank You for all your efforts to help us to continue to grow from strength to strength in 2022. We are determined to raise the bar even further in 2023.
