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Austin Wireless Alliance represented on ATC Board through this appointment
Austin, Texas – Austin Technology Council (ATC), the leading association of Central Texas business and organization executive leaders, announced that Dan Cunningham, CEO and co-founder of Raak Technologies, has been named to the ATC Board of Directors. Cunningham will represent the Austin Wireless Alliance through this appointment. This announcement follows recent news of the board appointments of Mayor Will Wynn, attorney Pike Powers, of Fulbright & Jaworski, and Fred Chang, President of Technology Strategy for SBC Operations, who was named Chairman.
Austin Technology Council (ATC), the leading association of Central Texas business and organization executive leaders, announced that Dan Cunningham, CEO and co-founder of Raak Technologies, has been named to the ATC Board of Directors. Cunningham will represent the Austin Wireless Alliance through this appointment. This announcement follows recent news of the board appointments of Mayor Will Wynn, attorney Pike Powers, of Fulbright & Jaworski, and Fred Chang, President of Technology Strategy for SBC Operations, who was named Chairman.
Cunningham is co-founder and CEO of Austin-based Raak Technologies, a provider of smart cards and tokens for web site security, wireless LAN authentication, and digital certificates. Previously, he was CEO of Potomac Systems, a leading industry consulting firm in card and systems technologies, payment systems and electronic commerce. Cunningham has extensive experience in the smart card industry, including serving as president & CEO for Gemplus Card International, the North American subsidiary of Gemplus. He began his career at NCR where served in various management roles.
For the past twenty years Cunningham has been actively involved and committed to the wireless industry, having served on multiple trade association boards including Electronic Funds Transfer Association, Smart Card Forum, Smart Card Industry Association, and Smart Card Alliance. In addition, Raak Technologies is a founding member of the WLAN Smart Card Consortium, where Cunningham serves on the executive committee and as Chairman of the Business Committee. Cunningham is also a member of the executive steering committee of the Austin Wireless Alliance. The Austin Technology Council is a founding organization of the Austin Wireless Alliance.
“Dan brings a wealth of wireless expertise and strategic know-how that will help advance our efforts in the wireless space,” said Carolyn Stark, president and CEO of ATC. “Dan’s role on our board and his representation of the Austin Wireless Alliance will help ATC address the business needs in this fast-growth technology sector.”
Cunningham added, “I am honored to take a Board position with ATC. I’m impressed with the direction of the organization and I am invigorated by its commitment and investment in the wireless industry. My vision is that my role at ATC, combined with my involvement with Austin Wireless Alliance, will serve as a bridge to bring new programs to the executives of our wireless industry.”
ATC is continuing its aggressive pace to become a strategic resource for company growth, providing peer-to-peer networking, sharing of best practices, mentoring, and a source for sharing of new ideas.
About ATC
The Austin Technology Council is a member-driven association of business and organization executive leaders working together to promote the growth and success of Austin’s technology sector. Its mission is to ensure that Austin continues to be a world-renowned technology community where technology companies thrive and grow. For more information, visit www.austintechnologycouncil.org.
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