Sepura adds to its senior management team

Two key new senior roles have been announced by critical communications supplier Sepura, which has been focused on strengthening its management team.

Sepura has experienced a period of growth and wider investment, expanding its portfolio of innovative TETRA products and a compelling migration solution featuring TETRA and LTE.

Anthony Sutton will subsequently join the organisation as Worldwide Sales Director, while Miguel Calvo comes on board as R&D Director.

Sutton joins from Ranplan Wireless, where in his role as chief commercial officer he led a sales team delivering software solutions for both private and public safety networks. Before this he held roles with Cobham Wireless and Axell Wireless, gaining a deep understanding of TETRA networks in metro and critical national infrastructure environments.

As Worldwide Sales Director, Sutton will lead Sepura’s global sales team across both its TETRA and LTE product solutions. On joining Sepura, Sutton said: “Sepura’s reputation in the communications market is second to none, and I look forward to the challenge of supporting our customers with their existing communication challenges and throughout their migration to broadband solutions.”

Calvo joins Sepura from his role as chief technology officer at Ultimaker, a provider of 3D-printing products and services. Prior to this he held senior technical leadership roles at Linx Printing and a range of other engineering organisations. In addition to a very strong technical background, Calvo brings extensive experience in business improvement and change management.

As R&D Director, Calvo will ensure Sepura’s product robustness and innovation continue to support their mission-critical users around the world.

“I am excited by the challenge of driving the delivery of innovative communications solutions to mission-critical users around the world. I see our solutions as a key part of the public safety users’ toolbox, enabling them to support the wider society by keeping the public safe. I can’t wait to get started,” Calvo said.

“Since we were acquired by Epiris in 2022, we have taken several steps to strengthen our core team. This is part of our long-term investment in new markets and technologies, and Miguel and Anthony will have key roles in delivering this. These two appointments strengthen our senior leadership team and will enable Sepura to drive its business forward as we develop our new broadband products and services portfolio,” said Steve Barber, Chief Executive Officer at Sepura.

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