Grant Masom has become Non-Executive Chairman of in-home communications technology company SiConnect
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The move coincides with the launch of SiConnect’s first digital powerline transceiver product for in-home multimedia networking. With 20 years senior executive experience, Masom brings to SiConnect extensive knowledge of a broad range of telecomms, networking and IT service sectors. Over the last 8 years, he has worked as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman with 12 early and later stage technology companies in UK and international markets.

He joins the SiConnect board with immediate effect and will work alongside CEO Trevor Sokell.

As Chairman with Amino Technologies, Masom guided the company from being a prerevenue startup through to a position of worldwide leadership in the fast growing IPTV market and an IPO on the AIM market.

He currently holds Non-Executive Chairmanships at Comunica Holdings and TIS Software.

‘It’s clear to me that SiConnect is offering a truly cutting edge technology to a sector that’s set to offer tremendous growth opportunities’, said Masom: ‘I look forward to working with the great team at SiConnect and helping them achieve the success that’s due’.

SiConnect CEO Trevor Sokell commented: ‘At this stage in SiConnect’s evolution it’s very important for us to strengthen the board of directors to ensure we maximise all of our growth potential’.