SkyeTek inc. Appoints Rob Balgley Chairman and CEO
Seasoned Executive to Lead Veteran RFID Team
BOULDER, COLO., – March 7, 2005 –SkyeTek Inc., the
market leader in open architected RFID reader technology today
announced the appointment of Rob Balgley to the positions of Chairman
and CEO.
“Rob Balgley's 25 years of technology, sales and business management
experience are a perfect fit for Skyetek," said Phillip Dignan,
managing director of Appian Venture Partners, an investor in SkyeTek.
"SkyeTek has always had exceptional technological vision and
engineering talent, to which Rob is adding proven professional
leadership and entrepreneurial drive. Rob has continually shown the
ability to build a very successful organization."
Over the course of his career, Balgley has raised more than $65
million from institutional and strategic investors and has overseen
every stage of successful venture backed startups, from founding
through fundraising, acquisitions and independent maturity. Most
recently, Balgley was CEO and president of Jabber, Inc. where he guided
the company’s evolution from open source startup to global category
leader, tripling revenues in each of his final two years with the
company.
“SkyeTek’s innate talent and vision for RFID ubiquity make the
company a truly disruptive force in RFID,” said Balgley. “It is a
unique opportunity to be able to lead a nascent company that has
already accomplished so much – yet whose long term potential remains so
high.”
About SkyeTek, Inc. - SkyeTek, Inc., maker of
ReaderWare™, is the leading supplier of RFID reader software and
reference designs that enable the pervasive application of RFID
technology. SkyeTek’s Tagnostic ™ reader technology works with most
industry standard tags and smart labels, its low power requirements and
a small form factor make it the optimal choice for embedding into new
or existing RFID products. SkyeTek’s RFID reader technology is
available in several formats including reader modules, hardware
reference designs, and the ReaderWare™ software suite. SkyeTek markets
to OEM customers in targeted vertical markets with several high-volume
licensing options available. SkyeTek is based in Boulder, Colo. For
more information about SkyeTek, visit www.skyetek.com or call
720-565-0441.
Tagnostic is a trademark of SkyeTek, Inc. in the United State or other countries. All rights reserved.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Usher Lieberman
for SkyeTek, Inc.
1 (303) 291-0522 x207
usher@theushergroup.com