DriveCam Announces Brandon Nixon as New CEO
SAN DIEGO – September 4, 2008 – DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management company, announced the appointment of Brandon Nixon as chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors effective September 2, 2008.
Mr. Nixon is an entrepreneur and visionary with a track record of leading successful, high-growth, communications and technology-oriented businesses. Mr. Nixon joins DriveCam from ViaSat, where he most recently served as senior vice president responsible for all of the company’s commercial businesses. Prior to ViaSat, Mr. Nixon was CEO of Enerdyne Technologies, Inc. from October 2002 to June 2006, when it was acquired by ViaSat. Earlier, Mr. Nixon served as the chief executive officer of Enerdyne’s parent company along with a sibling subsidiary, Boatracs LLC, until divesting of Boatracs in October 2004. Prior to joining Enerdyne, Mr. Nixon spent nearly two decades in a variety of executive, management and investor positions within the technology and communication industries, including Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments, PCSI/Cirrus Logic and SAIC.
Just prior to joining Enerdyne, Mr. Nixon was a general partner with a private equity firm, Housatonic Partners, where he founded the firm’s communications practice. In his capacity as general partner, he invested in or acquired a number of telecommunications-related companies. Mr. Nixon holds a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from University of California, San Diego and an M.B.A. degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
“Mr. Nixon has a proven track record of successfully leading high-growth, technology-oriented businesses,” said Justin Jaschke, chairman of DriveCam’s board of directors. “He will bring the strong leadership and keen strategic vision needed to guide DriveCam and strengthen its position as the global leader in driver risk management.”
“I am pleased to be stepping into this role during such an exciting time for DriveCam,” said Nixon. “As the clear leader in Driver Risk Management, the company is seeing tremendous opportunities across all its markets, and I look forward to being a part of its continued growth and success.”
About DriveCam Inc.
DriveCam is a global Driver Risk Management company that reduces claims costs and saves lives by improving the way people drive. The company has been reducing risky driving behaviors for more than 10 years. By combining sight and sound, expert analysis and driver coaching, DriveCam has reduced vehicle damages, workers’ compensation and personal injury costs by more than 50 percent in nearly 100,000 commercial and government vehicles. DriveCam has the world’s largest repository of events reflecting actual risky driving behaviors. In 2007, Inc. magazine included DriveCam on its list of the 500 fastest-growing, privately held companies in the U.S. for the third consecutive year. For more information, visit www.drivecam.com.
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