IoT connectivity firm Digi plans to add two members to its board following the retirement of Sally Smith, a director since 2018.

The company has nominated Valerie Heusinkveld and Allison West Hughes for board positions to be elected at its annual meeting in February when Smith retires.

Heusinkveld served as chief financial officer of Cradlepoint, a provider of bundled cellular hardware and connectivity and monitoring software, from 2012 until her retirement in 2021. Previously, she served as chief financial officer of Purcell Systems from 2007 to 2012. She has extensive high technology industry knowledge and leadership experience in financial and operational matters.

The company believes this experience would provide the board with expertise in such areas as finance, operations, hardware and sales models with a focus on annual recurring revenue (ARR), as well as mergers and acquisitions, internal controls, risk management and auditing.

West Hughes has served as corporate vice president at Microsoft since 2022, initially focused on digital acquisition and adding responsibility for small and medium business in July 2024. Previously, she served as senior vice president at ServiceNow, a cloud computing platform software company servicing businesses of varying sizes. She has high technology industry knowledge and leadership experience and brings expertise in such areas as sales, marketing and operations.

The company believes her expertise in marketing and selling subscription-based offerings resulting in ARR, as well as working with customers of varying degrees of scale, will be valuable as the company expands recurring revenue-based offerings across its business.

“We want to thank Sally for her commitment to Digi and her assistance in helping the company grow and advance its mission,” said Satbir Khanuja, non-executive chairman of Digi’s board. “While her contributions were significant and will be missed, we are thrilled to nominate both Valerie and Allison to our board of directors. Their extensive experience in technology, innovation, ARR and financial strategy aligns with Digi’s commitment to driving IoT advancements and delivering value to our stakeholders. We are confident their leadership will strengthen our ability to deliver on our vision as we continue expanding our global presence and driving Digi’s renaissance as a leading provider in the IoT space.”

Founded in 1985, Digi (www.digi.com) is a provider of IoT connectivity products and services. It helps companies create connected products and deploy and manage critical communications infrastructures in demanding environments with high levels of security and reliability. The firm has helped customers connect more than 100 million things and counting.