SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Impinj,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PI), a leading provider and pioneer of RAIN
RFID solutions, today announced that Hussein Mecklai has joined the
company as executive vice president of engineering. Mecklai will lead
Impinj’s entire engineering organization.
“Hussein is a proven leader of inspired, innovative, and high-performing
engineering teams, notably earning Intel's highest organization award,
the Intel Quality Award,” said Chris Diorio, Impinj founder and CEO.
“Hussein’s technical knowledge and leadership skills complement that of
the rest of our executive team and our talented engineers are looking
forward to working with him to deliver our vision of digital life for
everyday items.”
Mecklai has over 20 years’ experience in leading engineering
organizations. Most recently, he was vice president and general manager,
product architecture group at Intel, where he was responsible for
defining the product architecture of 90% of Intel’s products, by
revenue, including the personal computer and data center franchises.
Prior to that, he served in senior engineering and leadership roles at
Infineon Technologies, LSI Group (formerly Agere Systems), and Lucent
Technologies. Mecklai received the Rodney Chipp SWE National Award for
Diversity for his commitment to recruiting, retaining, and progressing
women in technical roles, including raising female gender representation
in Intel’s platform engineering group. He earned a bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering from Lafayette College, a master's degree in
electrical engineering from Lehigh University, and completed the Intel
Leadership Development Program at Stanford University.
“Impinj is the leader in RAIN RFID, providing wireless connectivity to
billions of items across a number of industries including supply chain
and logistics, air transportation, healthcare, retail, and more,” said
Mecklai. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to lead an innovative
team in developing cutting-edge technology, and to develop new and
exciting products and services to advance Impinj’s solutions platform.”
About Impinj
Impinj (NASDAQ: PI) wirelessly connects billions of everyday items such
as apparel, medical supplies, and automobile parts to consumer and
business applications such as inventory management, patient safety, and
asset tracking. The Impinj platform uses RAIN RFID to deliver timely
information about these items to the digital world, thereby enabling the
Internet of Things. www.impinj.com
Contacts
Jill West
Sr. Director, Marketing Communications
Impinj, Inc.
+1-206-834-1110