Vancouver-headquartered Sierra Wireless has announced the appointment of Robin Abrams to the company's Board of Directors.

Ms Abrams is a technology executive with over 30 years of experience in key management positions for some of the world's most high profile technology companies, including Apple, VeriFone, and Palm Computing.

Ms. Abrams's experience in the mobile communications and software solutions segments include time served as CEO of Firefly Mobile, a mobile products company for the youth market. Prior to that, she was president and CEO of BlueKite, a leading provider of bandwidth optimization software for wireless operators. She also served as president and CEO of Palm Computing, Inc., leading the launches of the Palm V and Palm VII handheld devices. Prior to Palm, Ms. Abrams was president and CEO of VeriFone, a global leader in debit and credit card payment solutions. Ms. Abrams has also held internationally focused executive positions at Apple and Unisys. Ms. Abrams earned her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Nebraska, and she serves on the board of directors of HCL Technologies, Openwave Systems, Inc., and ZiLOG, as well as on the board of trustees for the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.