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Nuance Names Bob Schassler Executive Vice President and General
Manager of Nuance Mobile
Former Motorola Executive Brings Experience to Accelerate Growth across
Automotive, Consumer Electronics and Mobile Operator Businesses
Burlington, MA – February 5, 2016 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN)
today announced that it has appointed Bob Schassler as its Executive Vice President and General
Manager of the Mobile division, effective immediately. Bob joins Nuance as Mike Thompson,
the division’s veteran executive vice president and general manager, has decided to pursue
interests outside of the Company.
Bob comes to Nuance from Motorola where as Executive Vice President and General Manager,
he led the company’s $2 billion software, solutions and services division. In this role, Bob was
appointed to lead Motorola’s transformation from a hardware-centric business to a software and
services business – one of the most significant initiatives in the Company’s history. His
experience and expertise to drive growth within an organization during rapid market evolution
and transformation will serve as an important foundation for the Mobile division’s continued
path to growth across automotive, consumer electronics and mobile operator services globally.
“With our own transformation underway at Nuance, I believe Bob is ideally suited to lead the
Mobile organization into the next decade of the mobile and consumer electronics evolution,
while also expanding the depth of industry experience among our team,” said Paul Ricci,
chairman and chief executive officer, Nuance Communications.
“The opportunity for voice-enabled experiences within the automotive, consumer electronics and
global operator markets is at an inflection point – fueled by rapid innovation in natural language
understanding, content and cloud technologies,” said Bob Schassler, executive vice president and
general manager, Nuance Mobile. “I am excited to work with this incredibly talented team and to
help lead Nuance Mobile’s next chapter for delivering value to each of our stakeholders.”
Prior to his most recent role at Motorola, Bob held a variety of executive and leadership
positions at Motorola, including senior vice president and general manager of the Government
and Commercial Markets division, as well as corporate vice president and general manager of
the North America division. He graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton
with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and received his MBA from San Diego State University.
As noted, the Company announced that Mike Thompson, previously general manager of the
Mobile division, will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. “We wish Mike
Thompson well in his future endeavors after an impressive Nuance career and his leadership of
and many contributions to our mobile business,” added Paul Ricci.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for
businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the
user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and
systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven
applications. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
Nuance and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance
Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States of America and/or other countries.
All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Media Contact:
Rebecca Paquette
Nuance Communications
rebecca.paquette@nuance.com
781-565-5264
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