MATRIXX bolsters executive team as 5G deployments fuel business growth

Cliff Johnson of MATRIXX Software

MATRIXX Software, a specialist in 5G monetisation, has named Cliff Johnson as chief operating officer (COO), Bill Highstreet as chief customer officer (CCO), and co-founder Dave Labuda as chief scientist.

With these strategic additions to its C-suite, MATRIXX says it has reinforced its investments in global customer success and its cloud native converged charging system.

“As our customers are transforming their businesses and evolving to 5G, MATRIXX remains relentless in empowering them to offer highly differentiated services and experiences,” says Glo Gordon, MATRIXX CEO. “Network operators around the world choose MATRIXX based upon the strength of our technology and business innovation, and we are committed to validating that choice with rock-solid execution and customer operations.”

Dave Labuda

Cliff Johnson, initially a strategic advisor to MATRIXX, has transitioned into the role of COO where he will take the helm for the product, engineering, support and services organisations. As MATRIXX COO, Cliff will focus on scaling MATRIXX teams and enhancing capabilities critical to delivering the highest quality customer experience across product, delivery and ongoing customer operations.

Prior to MATRIXX, Cliff was SVP of Jasper Technologies where he successfully led Jasper through its hypergrowth chapter leading up to the acquisition by Cisco. Under Cliff’s operational leadership, Jasper’s IoT platform grew from approximately 4 million to more than 100 million Internet of Things (IoT) managed devices and from five Partner Operators implemented to over 50, in just 24 months. Cliff reportedly brings a wealth of experience in building integrated engineering, delivery and operational support teams.

Bill Highstreet joined MATRIXX in 2018 as VP operations and chief of staff. In his expanded role as CCO, he leads the customer success organisation dedicated to ensuring customers achieve optimal outcomes as they transform their businesses with MATRIXX Digital Commerce.

Bill Highstreet

As CCO, Bill’s focus will further assist every customer to maximise their return on investment (ROI) in the MATRIXX Digital Commerce Platform. As the champion of the customer within the MATRIXX executive team, Bill will be laser-focused on aligning MATRIXX business and product investment strategies with customer-driven success metrics and growth goals.

Dave Labuda, co-founder and non-executive chairman of MATRIXX Software, is taking on the role of chief scientist. Having set a new bar in real-time transaction processing through the design and development of the patented MATRIXX Technology Core, Dave will continue to set the technology vision and strategy of MATRIXX solutions.

By constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation, MATRIXX customers and partners will continue to benefit from unmatched advances in performance, AI/ML, and cloud native technologies.

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