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About the Author

Ron Konezny is the President and CEO of Digi International. He joined
Digi International December 2014, as President and Chief Executive
Officer. Prior to joining the company he was Vice President, Global
Transportation and Logistics division of Trimble Navigation Limited, a
global provider of navigation and range-finding equipment and related
solutions. He had served in that role since September 2013. Prior to this
position, he served from August 2011 to September 2013 as the
General Manager of this division and as the Chief Executive Officer of
PeopleNet, Inc., after PeopleNet was acquired by Trimble in 2011. Ron
was a founder of PeopleNet where he held a variety of executive
positions since 1996, including Chief Technology Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and, from September 2007 through PeopleNet’s acquisition by
Trimble, Chief Executive Officer. PeopleNet is a leading provider of telematics solutions for the
transportation industry. Ron also presently serves on the board of directors of Atlas Financial Holdings
(NASDAQ: AFH).

Ron has extensive experience in the wireless M2M industry working with solutions comprised of hardware
and cloud-based applications. He brings extensive leadership experience in corporate strategy,
manufacturing, operation, technology, finance and business development to the Board. Ron was the
2009 winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® award in the Technology category. Ron
can be reached online at [email protected] and at our company website at http://www.digi.com.

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