Paul Walsh has joined Abax as chief technology officer as the firm continues to drive plans to become the leading provider in the connected tech industry.

(L-R) Paul Walsh, CTO at ABAX, with COO Bjørn Erik Helgeland

Walsh brings more than 15 years in the telematics industry, ranging from start-ups to Fleetmatics, which was sold to US telecom giant Verizon in 2016 for $2.4bn following its IPO in 2012, and has also spent time working as a consultant for Abax.

Commenting on his plans, Walsh said: “My vision, for the technology section, is to produce a world-class product used on a global scale solving real problems for real people. I believe we already have a very strong team across the Product Development department, which is obviously a great position to be starting from. I’m under no illusions of the task in front of us – we’ve got some big challenges to overcome.

“I do expect us to be a global leader in the B2B tech industry and I’m confident our main product will be built around the connected workspace.”