Wangle Technologies (ASX:WGL) has appointed Jon Wild to the board as non-executive chairman of the company with immediate effect.
Wild has extensive mobile, digital and commercial experience, having led marketing strategy for startups to large multinational corporate organisations.
He has been a marketing leader for the past twenty years across a diverse range of companies including Unilever, British Telecom (where he launched the O2 brand in Europe) and Telstra.
More recently, he was chief marketing officer (Asia Pacific) and vice president of marketing (North America) at Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN).
Wangle has developed patented algorithms to optimise data flow between devices. It allows faster data transfer and reduces data overhead, while enhancing security and privacy.
The appointment of Wild coincides with the resignation of chairman and director of the company, Andrew Haythorpe.
The change in Wangle’s board is an ongoing process as the company moves towards the commercialisation of its technologies.