Da Costa joins Celerway as chief revenue officer

Mobile connectivity outfit Celerway has hired Hubert Da Costa as its new chief revenue officer.

Da Costa will help expand Celerway’s 5G edge solutions deployment across EMEA and the US. He will be responsible for developing Celerway’s go-to-market strategy and create industry partnerships to support the global rollout of the companies’ connectivity solutions.

Da Costa has been making waves in the edge networking industry after successfully establishing Cradlepoint internationally as VP & GM EMEA. He joined Cybera as SVP & GM EMEA to expand the company’s cloud-based network and application services worldwide, before leading a global partnerships team at Zebra Technologies for nearly two years.

Before that Da Costa had a successful career in the FMCG sector, first at the sharp end of direct sales, before advancing into Tier-1 and Tier-2 channel sales. Moving from the Global Business Development and Alliances Director positions to the Vice President Channels EMEA with Sonus Networks, he served as Interim VP Channels EMEA and GM MEA Region at NCR as well as Interim Global Channel Director at Descartes Peoplevox.

Da Costa said:” Celerway is at a pivotal moment as it brings industry-leading secure and innovative 5G edge solutions to market.

“As 5G technologies rapidly evolve, the next 12 months will be pivotal for the industry, and I am thrilled I can be at the forefront of this journey with the most innovative team in the space.”

Celerway CEO Audun Fosselie Hansen said: “Da Costa is a proven, experienced and highly respected connectivity expert, and we are excited to welcome him to the Celerway leadership team. His technology and business experience is second to none.”