Icontrol Networks Appoints Two Smart Home Industry Veterans to Company Leadership
New CMO and CTO are tapped to support company’s rapid growth.
Icontrol Networks recently appointed Letha McLaren as chief marketing officer, and Corey Gates assumes the role of chief technology officer.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Interactive security and home automation platform provider Icontrol Networks appointed two senior executives to its expanding leadership team. Letha McLaren will lead Icontrol’s product and marketing initiatives as chief marketing officer, and Corey Gates will oversee technology across all business units as chief technology officer.
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Formerly serving as the vice president of product management at Icontrol, McLaren has more than 15 years of diverse marketing, product development and business leadership experience in the technology and energy industries. She is a member of the Sustainable Buildings Working Group with the Clinton Global Initiative and frequently speaks at industry events like TiECon, Apps World and CONNECTIONS. In her new role as CMO, she will be responsible for product expansion and corresponding marketing strategies to allow Icontrol to continue as the leader in the connected home space.
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Gates has more than 20 years of experience managing both hardware and software product lifecycles, and previously served as the senior vice president of engineering at Icontrol. Prior to joining Icontrol in 2010, Gates co-founded telecommunications technology companies Essentel and AudioTalk Networks, and served in engineering and operational roles at First Virtual Corporation, ShareVision Technology and Creative Labs. As CTO, Gates will play an integral role in developing technologies that expand beyond Icontrol’s traditional service provider solutions, to include direct-to-consumer products.
“With increased competition in the connected living space, our ability to develop and market best-in-class technologies is critical,” said Bob Hagerty, CEO of Icontrol. “Letha’s product management expertise and Corey’s engineering leadership are perfectly in line with our commitment to deliver world class home automation solutions.”
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