Romil Bahl

Romil Bahl

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Romil Bahl serves as President and CEO of KORE. He brings nearly 30 years of experience delivering high growth among SaaS and IoT companies. His passion for bringing strategy and innovation together has fueled a long list of leadership accomplishments in the technology sector. Romil has risen to complex challenges where he has crafted growth strategies, tapped new emerging markets and energized global teams – with many successes coming within turnaround environments. His leadership approach reflects his deep expertise in creating and leveraging teams that are driven to innovate and excel.
 
Prior to KORE, Romil served as President and CEO of Lochbridge, a leading technology consulting and solutions provider in the IoT and digital enablement space. Before that, as EVP and GM of Global Industries for CSC, Romil led the industry go-to-market dimension across the ~$9 billion commercial business unit, creating global growth strategies and expanding CSC's global footprint into offerings such as cloud, cybersecurity and big data. Earlier, Romil was CEO of a data analytics-focused public company and had leadership roles at A.T. Kearney, Infosys and Deloitte Consulting.
 
Romil earned an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Directorate of Marine Engineering & Technology in Kolkata, India.
Jason Dietrich

Jason Dietrich

Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer

Jason Dietrich serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of KORE.  He brings over 25 years of experience driving high growth software and hardware companies in the manufacturing and IoT space. At KORE, Jason leads the global sales and marketing functions with the goal of capturing the tremendous opportunity that exists in the rapidly growing market for IoT and connectivity use cases.

Prior to KORE, Jason was the Head of the Commercial Organization at Tulip Interfaces where Jason led all go-to-market and commercial functions including global sales, business development, partnerships, account management, sales operations, customer success, and customer services.  Prior to joining Tulip, Jason was the Chief Revenue Officer at Stratus Technologies, where Jason oversaw and directly led Stratus’ global sales, marketing, and business development efforts.  In addition, Jason was the SVP of Global Connected Operations Sales for PTC, where he was responsible for driving the adoption of the ThingWorx platform, including Analytics and Augmented Reality into manufacturing companies.  A long-time leader in management, he also held several leadership roles in sales, business operations, and go-to-market activities at PTC.

Jason holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Lehigh University.

Paul Holtz

Paul Holtz

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Paul Holtz was appointed Senior Vice President of Corporate Performance, Planning, and Analytics in April 2019 and assumed the additional role of Interim Chief Financial Officer in November 2021. In April 2022, Paul was appointed permanent Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Paul’s role at KORE was recently expanded to support the Company’s focus on service delivery and to help optimize financial performance. As Chief Financial Officer, Paul is responsible for managing all aspects of the organization's financial operations.

Paul joined KORE in 2017 as Vice President of Corporate Performance, Planning, and Analytics. Prior to joining KORE, Paul held a number of senior positions, most recently as Head of Finance for the Office of the COO at BlackBerry. Paul is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Accountant. He received his Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada).

Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Jack Kennedy serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary of KORE. He is responsible for the company’s global legal functions. Jack has over 20 years of corporate legal experience, primarily advising professional service, technology, and life sciences companies in corporate governance, securities, licensing, international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and data privacy matters. In addition, he has served in senior in-house legal roles at PRGX Global, Streamline Health, and Stiefel Laboratories. Jack was previously in the corporate and securities sections of the law firms Troutman Pepper and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Jack has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science from Mercer University and a Juris Doctor from Tulane University, where he was a member of the Tulane Law Review. He is a member of the Georgia and Texas state bars and lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his family.

Bryan Lubel

Bryan Lubel

Executive Vice President and General Manager, Global Industries

Bryan Lubel has served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Global Industries since June 2023. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President, Connected Health from January 2021 and Executive Vice President of IoT Managed Services at KORE from November 2019 to December 2020. Prior to joining KORE, Bryan served as President of Integron Inc., a leading IoT Managed Services provider in the healthcare and life sciences market, from January 2008 to November 2019. Previously, he served as Vice President and General Manager of North American Office Services - Xerox Global Services, the leading provider of enterprise document managed services, from April 2006 to January 2008. Bryan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gyricon, LLC, a technology spinout of Xerox’s famed PARC laboratories (Palo Alto Research Center), where SmartPaperTM was developed, from August 2003 to January 2006. Bryan has also had leadership roles at Xerox Corp., The Sutherland Group Ltd, Ziff-Davis Education Inc., and Compaq Computer Corp. Bryan holds a B.S. of Business Administration – Management Information Systems from The State University of New York at Fredonia.

Tushar Sachdev

Tushar Sachdev

Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Tushar Sachdev serves as Chief Technology Officer, where he oversees current technology and sets KORE’s future technology vision, strategy, and roadmap. Tushar has more than 20 years of experience in technology and product development at companies including NIIT, Infosys, and PRGX - where he served as Chief Information Officer. Tushar has developed SaaS-based software platforms and data analytics capabilities to serve more than 300 customers worldwide, including thousands of suppliers.

Prior to PRGX, Tushar was client relationship owner for Fortune 500 clients in the retail, manufacturing, utilities, end-of-life care, and oil & gas industries. Tushar has established himself as a thought leader in Data Management and IoT by successfully leading complex business transformation programs resulting in clear market differentiation from competitors. In 2017, Tushar was named CIO of the Year by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association. Tushar graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1995 and has since earned a Master’s in economics from the London School of Economics. Tushar resides with his family in Atlanta.

Louise Winstone

Louise Winstone

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Louise Winstone serves as EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer for KORE, where she is responsible for leading the global Human Resources function. Louise brings more than 15 years of international human resources experience to KORE, having most recently served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at PRGX, where she oversaw the global HR function in 27 countries. Prior to PRGX, Louise was with Barclays Bank in London and has held a number of HR roles within Financial and Professional Services firms in the UK.

Louise holds a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in HR Management from Middlesex University. She and her husband moved to the U.S. four years ago and currently reside in Atlanta.

Jarad Deith

Jarad Deith

Senior Vice President, Indirect Channels and eCommerce

Jared Deith is the Senior Vice President of Indirect Channels and eCommerce at KORE, where he leads product development, design, and services for KORE Indirect Channel and regulatory compliant IoT managed services to help deploy, manage, and scale eCommerce solutions. Prior to KORE, Jared was the co-founder and CEO of Business Mobility Partners and SIMON IoT, an industry leading mobility solutions provider and primary agent with a focus on life sciences and carrier programs. Overall, Jared has more than a decade of expert experience in wireless communications, Channel sales, and IoT.
Niklas Ekarv

Niklas Ekarv

Senior Vice President, IoT Connectivity & Strategic Alliances

Niklas Ekarv serves as the Senior Vice President of IoT Connectivity & Strategic Alliances at KORE.
Rajesh Gupta

Rajesh Gupta

Senior Vice President, Customer Experience & IoTMS

Rajesh Gupta is responsible for Customer Experience (CX) and Global IoT Managed Services Operations (IoTMS) at KORE. He has 25+ years of experience in business transformation, P&L management, business development, and CX driven differentiation. He has been instrumental in turning around many businesses and over the years has built highly empowered successful global teams and partnerships. He has helped companies pivot based on strategy, build cross-functional synergies with a common purpose, and create exponential growth with a multiplier impact on operational efficiency.

Prior to KORE, and after a successful PE exit with the sale of Lochbridge to DMI, Rajesh managed the P&L of IoT & Analytics business unit. He spearheaded efforts to drive exponential growth while leveraging Predictive Analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) in the context of customer environment. Prior to DMI, Rajesh served in leadership roles at CSC (now DXC), Infosys and Spice Telecom (now Idea Cellular). During all these years while working with customers in multiple industries across the globe, he has gained a rich exposure to the multi-faceted model of leadership.

Rajesh is an alumni of Harvard Business School and earned his post-graduation in Management from Birla Institute of Management Technology. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (formerly REC, Kurukshetra) and a Master’s Degree in Communication & Radar Engineering from IIT, New Delhi.

Steven Jones

Steven Jones

Senior Vice President, Carrier Management

Steven Jones is the Vice President, Carrier Management at KORE Wireless and has been with KORE since May 2016. Steven is responsible for the oversight of the Global Carrier Services Team that provides the respective wireless and satellite offerings. In addition, Steven oversees the Advanced SIM solutions and Technical Services globally. Steven brings over 20 years of leadership, sales, solutions, and management experience, having spent most of his career with AT&T in various wireless and telecommunications sales, business development and management roles.

Steven holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and a Master’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as several industry certifications and leadership accreditations.

Pete West

Senior Vice President of Sales, North America

Pete West serves as the Senior Vice President of Sales, North America, at KORE, where he is responsible for the productivity and effectiveness of North America sales activity. Pete is an expert sales executive who has spent his career strategically working to grow revenue for large technology companies. He has been instrumental in developing KORE into a global IoT company with more than 500 employees, thousands of clients, and offices worldwide.
Júlio Tesser

Júlio Tesser

Vice President, Latin America

Júlio Tesser is the Vice President of Latin America at KORE. A long-time IoT leader in Brazil, Júlio was the Chief Executive Officer at global IoT organization Links Field. Prior to that, he was the General Manager at Mobilogix, a provider of end-to-end IoT solutions. Júlio has 25 years of experience in technology and telecommunications with a concentration in M2M and IoT for the last 15 years. He has a degree in business administration with a focus on marketing, sales, and management processes.