William Ellis

Key Account Director @Sensata Technologies

For more than 100 years, Sensata has provided a wide range of customized, sensor-rich solutions that address complex engineering requirements to help customers solve difficult challenges in the automotive, heavy vehicle & off-road, industrial and aerospace industries. With more than employees and operations in 13 countries, Sensata has the scale, financial strength and product depth to capitalize on 4 key growth drivers that will dominate the industrial landscape for the rest of this century: 1) Carbon Intensity Reduction Product Innovation 2) Transition to Electric Mobility 3) Acceleration of Autonomous Vehicle Technology 4) Rise of Industrial IoT Connectivity On April 1st, 2021 Sensata closed on its acquisition of Xirgo Technologies - the leading provider of innovative, full-featured, application-specific wireless IoT communication devices. Xirgo has the most expansive product line in the realm of telematics, fleet management, heavy equipment, asset tracking, usage-based driving, high-risk vehicle finance, cold chain, and rental applications. The combination of the world leader in industrial sensors and the world leader in telecommunications hardware IoT devices has created the largest and most capable Smart & Connected solutions provider in the global industrial marketplace today. The acquisition of Xirgo confirms Sensata’s strategy to expand beyond OEMs and address the broader fleet ecosystem, including telematics service providers, fleet management solutions providers and large fleet operators themselves. As a result, Sensata’s total addressable market for its Smart & Connected product offerings is projected to grow to $15 billion by 2030.