TORONTO, May 12, 2022
/CNW/ - Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF)
announces that Andrew Parolin has
been appointed CEO of Wi-LAN Inc. ("WiLAN"), its wholly owned
patent licensing business.
Mr. Parolin has been with WiLAN for 15 years and a key member of
the executive team during that time. Most recently he was
Senior Vice-President, Licensing, responsible for the licensing of
the company's portfolio of wireless, wireline, digital television
and other technologies.
"Andrew is an exceptional talent in the patent licensing
industry and reflects the deep bench strength we have at WiLAN,"
said Bret Kidd, CEO of Quarterill.
"During his time at WiLAN, his business unit has negotiated license
agreements with more than 100 companies including global technology
leaders such as LG, Cisco, Nokia, Ericsson, Panasonic and Sony. He
provides great continuity with the team at WiLAN and with the
executive and board at Quarterhill and I look forward to working
more closely with him."
Before joining WiLAN, Mr. Parolin worked at SiGe Semiconductor,
a fabless semiconductor company specializing in next-generation
integrated circuit designs, where he served as Director of Wireless
Data Products. Mr. Parolin has a MBA from the University of Ottawa, a Master of Applied Science
from Queen's University, and a Bachelor of Engineering from the
Technical University of Nova
Scotia.
About Quarterhill
Quarterhill is a leading provider of
tolling and enforcement solutions in the Intelligent Transportation
System (ITS) industry, as well as, through its Wi-LAN Inc.
subsidiary, a leader in Intellectual Property licensing. Our goal
is global leadership in ITS, via organic growth of the Electronic
Transaction Consultants, LLC (ETC) and International Road Dynamics,
Inc. (IRD) platforms, and by continuing an acquisition-oriented
investment strategy that capitalizes on attractive growth
opportunities within ITS and its adjacent markets. Quarterhill is
listed on the TSX under the symbol QTRH and on the OTCQX Best
Market under the symbol QTRHF. For more information, visit
www.quarterhill.com
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