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ORBCOMM (ORBC) Announces Hiring of Craig Montgomery, Senior Vice President of Marketing

ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global satellite data communications company specializing in two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and solutions, today announced the hiring of Craig Montgomery as Senior Vice President of Marketing.

Mr. Montgomery has over 18 years of experience in marketing, product management and sales operations. He joins ORBCOMM from CMG Partners, where he was a Principal and head of the Washington, DC office and responsible for helping to develop growth strategies for privately held and publicly traded clients. Prior to CMG Partners, Craig was a Senior Vice President at SkyBitz and led direct marketing for Nextel Communications. In addition, Craig served as the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing for Seneca One Finance as well as other senior marketing roles with CoStar Group and Dell.

“We are excited to bring Craig on board,” said Patrick Shay, ORBCOMM’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “With his strong experience in the wireless and M2M space as well as his expertise in driving top-line growth via marketing strategy, Craig’s leadership will aide ORBCOMM in bringing new and innovative global M2M solutions to the market.”

About ORBCOMM Inc.

ORBCOMM is a leading global satellite data communications company specializing in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and solutions. Its customers include Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Asset Intelligence (a division of I.D. Systems, Inc.), Komatsu Ltd., Manitowoc Crane Companies, Inc., and Volvo Construction Equipment among other industry leaders. By means of a global network of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure, ORBCOMM’s low-cost and reliable two-way data communication services track, monitor and control mobile and fixed assets in our core markets: commercial transportation; heavy equipment; industrial fixed assets; marine; and homeland security. ORBCOMM based products are installed on trucks, containers, marine vessels, locomotives, backhoes, pipelines, oil wells, utility meters, storage tanks and other assets. ORBCOMM is an innovator and leading provider of tracking, monitoring and control services for the refrigerated transport market. Under its ReeferTrak®, GenTrakTM, and CargoWatchTM brands, the company provides customers with the ability to proactively monitor, manage and remotely control their refrigerated transport assets. Additionally, ORBCOMM provides Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services for vessel tracking and to improve maritime safety to government and commercial customers worldwide. ORBCOMM is headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey and has its network control center in Dulles, Virginia. For more information, visit www.orbcomm.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally relate to our plans, objectives and expectations for future events and include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, including those concerning the Company’s expectations, are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results, projected, expected or implied by the forward-looking statements, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition, specific consideration should be given to various factors described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and other documents, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements or cautionary factors, except as required by law.

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 Uncategorized