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Sierra Wireless appoints Joy Chik to board of directors

By TechTaffy Desk

Sierra Wireless has appointed Joy Chik to the company’s board of directors. Ms. Chik is corporate vice president for the Identity Division in Microsoft’s Cloud + AI group.

Ms. Chik graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is a member of the board of trustees for the Anita Borg Institute, where she is co-chair for the Strategy and Programs Committee, as well as a sitting member on their Compensation Committee.

[Image courtesy: Sierra Wireless]

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