ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., Sept. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Denise Gibson as a Class III Director, effective October 1, 2018, to serve until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. ORBCOMM has also appointed Ms. Gibson to its Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. ORBCOMM’s Board of Directors now includes nine members.

Ms. Gibson serves as the Co-Founder and Chairman of Ice Mobility, a national distributor of wireless products and provider of supply chain solutions, launched in 2014. She also presently serves on the Board of Directors for VOXX International Corporation, a worldwide leader in automotive and consumer electronics, which trades on Nasdaq, and Orica Ltd., one of the world’s largest providers of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems, which trades on the Australian Stock Exchange. From 2001 to 2011, Ms. Gibson was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Brightstar US, a leading marketing, channel sales and integrated supply chain services company for the global wireless industry. Prior to Brightstar, she spent 17 years at Motorola, Inc., where she held several executive management positions, including Vice President and Director of North American Consumer Technical Solutions and Vice President and General Manager for U.S. Markets in the Personal Communications Sector. Ms. Gibson has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University as well as a BS in Business Administration from Drexel University.

“We are pleased to welcome Denise to ORBCOMM’s Board of Directors and believe she will further strengthen our Board’s breadth of talent and counsel and make an important and positive impact on the Company,” said Marc Eisenberg, Chief Executive Officer of ORBCOMM. “Denise is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience in the technology and consumer electronics space and a wealth of strategic perspective, which will help drive ORBCOMM to a higher level of growth and leadership in the global industrial IoT.”

About ORBCOMM Inc.

ORBCOMM (Nasdaq: ORBC) is a global leader and innovator in the industrial Internet of Things, providing solutions that connect businesses to their assets to deliver increased visibility and operational efficiency. The company offers a broad set of asset monitoring and control solutions, including seamless satellite and cellular connectivity, unique hardware and powerful applications, all backed by end-to-end customer support, from installation to deployment to customer care. ORBCOMM has a diverse customer base including premier OEMs, solutions customers and channel partners spanning transportation, supply chain, warehousing and inventory, heavy equipment, maritime, natural resources, and government. For more information, visit www.orbcomm.com.