{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"46032","rtpr_id":"nACSvFrW9a","ticker":"UBLXF","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["UBLXF"],"title":"u-blox Announces New Leadership Structure","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-05-27T10:50:00.191Z","article_body":"THALWIL, CH / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / May 27, 2026\n/ u-blox today announced an updated leadership structure to support the\ncompany's next phase of development and growth. Under the new structure,\nMatthias Poppel will serve as CEO, Andreas Thiel as CTO, and Christian Spörri\nas CFO.\n\nWith this structure u-blox is establishing a leadership team focused on\ninnovation, technology, and long-term growth across existing and new market\nsegments.\n\nMatthias Poppel joined u-blox as Chief Growth Officer at the end of last year\nand worked closely with the Executive Committee on the company's strategy,\nstructures, and market opportunities. Prior to joining u-blox, he was Chief\nSales & Marketing Officer at Swissbit. He previously held international\nleadership roles across the semiconductor and technology sectors, including\nTexas Instruments and NXP, where he worked across the entire value chain -\nfrom Sales and Product Management to leading Business Units.\n\nChristian Spörri has been employed by u-blox since April 4, 2022, as Global\nHead of Accounting, Reporting and Tax in the Finance department and brings\nstrong experience in Finance Operations. Current CFO Camila Japur will leave\nthe company to pursue a new opportunity outside u-blox.\n\nClaudio Simao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of u-blox, said:\n\n\"Matthias Poppel brings extensive international management experience, strong\nstrategic capabilities, and a deep understanding of technology and growth\nmarkets. Together with Andreas Thiel's technical excellence and the broad\nexpertise of the rest of the Executive Committee, u-blox is well positioned\nfor its next phase of growth across both existing and new business areas.\"\n\nRonald Ayles, member of the Board of Directors and Managing Partner of Advent\nInternational added:\n\n\"We are excited to welcome Matthias Poppel in the role of the CEO of u-blox\nand Christian Spörri in the role of CFO. We believe that the leadership team\nof u-blox is well positioned to capture the growth opportunities across\nexisting and new market segments while staying at the forefront of developing\nstate-of-the-art positioning solutions.\"\n\n\"u-blox has strong technology, great teams, and significant future potential,\"\n\nsays Matthias Poppel.\n\n\"I look forward to actively shaping the company's next phase together with the\nteams and further strengthening our innovation and growth capabilities.\"\n\nAs part of the new leadership setup, Andreas Thiel, co-founder of u-blox, will\nassume the role of Chief Technology Officer. In this position, he will focus\non accelerating u-blox's technological development and further strengthening\nthe company's innovation capabilities.\n\n\"Technology and innovation have always been a core part of my work and\nmotivation,\"\n\nexplains Andreas Thiel.\n\n\"With increasing scaling, this is the right time for me to fully concentrate\nmy energy on technology and innovation again and to further drive the\ntechnological development of u-blox.\"\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\nMedia\n\nSven Etzold\nPhone: +41 76 561 0066\nsven.etzold@u-blox.com\n\nu-blox is a global leader in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets,\ndriving innovation through our cutting-edge positioning and short-range\ncommunication technologies. We are the pioneers behind high-precision\ntechnologies, providing smart and reliable solutions that enable people,\nvehicles, and machines to determine their precise position and communicate\nwirelessly. With headquarters in Thalwil, Switzerland, and offices across\nEurope, Asia, and the USA, we are making a global impact.\n\nJoin us on social media - X (https://pr.report/lyno), Facebook\n(https://pr.report/lynp), YouTube (https://pr.report/lynq), LinkedIn\n(https://pr.report/lynr) and Instagram (https://pr.report/lyns).\n(www.u-blox.com)\n\nDisclaimer\nThis release contains certain forward looking statements. Such forward looking\nstatements reflect the current views of management and are subject to known\nand unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual\nresults, performance or achievements of the u blox Group to differ materially\nfrom those expressed or implied. These include risks related to the success of\nand demand for the Group's products, the potential for the Group's products to\nbecome obsolete, the Group's ability to defend its intellectual property, the\nGroup's ability to develop and commercialize new products in a timely manner,\nthe dynamic and competitive environment in which the Group operates, the\nregulatory environment, changes in currency exchange rates, the Group's\nability to generate revenues and profitability, and the Group's ability to\nrealize its expansion projects in a timely manner. Should one or more of these\nrisks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove\nincorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this\nreport. u blox is providing the information in this release as of this date\nand does not undertake any obligation to update any forward looking statements\ncontained in it as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.\n\nSOURCE: u-blox AG\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/electronics-and-engineering/u-blox-announces-new-leadership-structure-1170932)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSvFrW9a","title":"u-blox Announces New Leadership Structure","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"UBLXF","created":"2026-05-27T10:50:00.191Z","tickers":["UBLXF"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"THALWIL, CH / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / May 27, 2026\n/ u-blox today announced an updated leadership structure to support the\ncompany's next phase of development and growth. Under the new structure,\nMatthias Poppel will serve as CEO, Andreas Thiel as CTO, and Christian Spörri\nas CFO.\n\nWith this structure u-blox is establishing a leadership team focused on\ninnovation, technology, and long-term growth across existing and new market\nsegments.\n\nMatthias Poppel joined u-blox as Chief Growth Officer at the end of last year\nand worked closely with the Executive Committee on the company's strategy,\nstructures, and market opportunities. Prior to joining u-blox, he was Chief\nSales & Marketing Officer at Swissbit. He previously held international\nleadership roles across the semiconductor and technology sectors, including\nTexas Instruments and NXP, where he worked across the entire value chain -\nfrom Sales and Product Management to leading Business Units.\n\nChristian Spörri has been employed by u-blox since April 4, 2022, as Global\nHead of Accounting, Reporting and Tax in the Finance department and brings\nstrong experience in Finance Operations. Current CFO Camila Japur will leave\nthe company to pursue a new opportunity outside u-blox.\n\nClaudio Simao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of u-blox, said:\n\n\"Matthias Poppel brings extensive international management experience, strong\nstrategic capabilities, and a deep understanding of technology and growth\nmarkets. Together with Andreas Thiel's technical excellence and the broad\nexpertise of the rest of the Executive Committee, u-blox is well positioned\nfor its next phase of growth across both existing and new business areas.\"\n\nRonald Ayles, member of the Board of Directors and Managing Partner of Advent\nInternational added:\n\n\"We are excited to welcome Matthias Poppel in the role of the CEO of u-blox\nand Christian Spörri in the role of CFO. We believe that the leadership team\nof u-blox is well positioned to capture the growth opportunities across\nexisting and new market segments while staying at the forefront of developing\nstate-of-the-art positioning solutions.\"\n\n\"u-blox has strong technology, great teams, and significant future potential,\"\n\nsays Matthias Poppel.\n\n\"I look forward to actively shaping the company's next phase together with the\nteams and further strengthening our innovation and growth capabilities.\"\n\nAs part of the new leadership setup, Andreas Thiel, co-founder of u-blox, will\nassume the role of Chief Technology Officer. In this position, he will focus\non accelerating u-blox's technological development and further strengthening\nthe company's innovation capabilities.\n\n\"Technology and innovation have always been a core part of my work and\nmotivation,\"\n\nexplains Andreas Thiel.\n\n\"With increasing scaling, this is the right time for me to fully concentrate\nmy energy on technology and innovation again and to further drive the\ntechnological development of u-blox.\"\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\nMedia\n\nSven Etzold\nPhone: +41 76 561 0066\nsven.etzold@u-blox.com\n\nu-blox is a global leader in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets,\ndriving innovation through our cutting-edge positioning and short-range\ncommunication technologies. We are the pioneers behind high-precision\ntechnologies, providing smart and reliable solutions that enable people,\nvehicles, and machines to determine their precise position and communicate\nwirelessly. With headquarters in Thalwil, Switzerland, and offices across\nEurope, Asia, and the USA, we are making a global impact.\n\nJoin us on social media - X (https://pr.report/lyno), Facebook\n(https://pr.report/lynp), YouTube (https://pr.report/lynq), LinkedIn\n(https://pr.report/lynr) and Instagram (https://pr.report/lyns).\n(www.u-blox.com)\n\nDisclaimer\nThis release contains certain forward looking statements. Such forward looking\nstatements reflect the current views of management and are subject to known\nand unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual\nresults, performance or achievements of the u blox Group to differ materially\nfrom those expressed or implied. These include risks related to the success of\nand demand for the Group's products, the potential for the Group's products to\nbecome obsolete, the Group's ability to defend its intellectual property, the\nGroup's ability to develop and commercialize new products in a timely manner,\nthe dynamic and competitive environment in which the Group operates, the\nregulatory environment, changes in currency exchange rates, the Group's\nability to generate revenues and profitability, and the Group's ability to\nrealize its expansion projects in a timely manner. Should one or more of these\nrisks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove\nincorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this\nreport. u blox is providing the information in this release as of this date\nand does not undertake any obligation to update any forward looking statements\ncontained in it as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.\n\nSOURCE: u-blox AG\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/electronics-and-engineering/u-blox-announces-new-leadership-structure-1170932)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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