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OFFICE: IKE: ikeGPS bolsters Leadership with Two Key Hires

November 10, 2014

ikeGPS bolsters Leadership with Two Key Hires
Veteran Executives recruited to lead Engineering and Manufacturing

Wellington, New Zealand
ikeGPS Limited (NZX:IKE) today announced it has named Dr. Richard Mander to
the post of  Executive Vice President of Engineering and Peter Shaw to the
post of Head of Software Engineering.  Both positions will report to CEO
Glenn Milnes and will join the ikeGPS executive team.  Dr. Mander will lead
the overall Engineering function including the management of hardware
engineering and the company's production and manufacturing. Mr Shaw will lead
the ikeGPS' software development function which includes the GE MapSight and
Spike products lines.
Dr. Mander has extensive experience turning technology into great products,
and in building engineering and manufacturing operations.  Richard's career
includes roles as Engineering Group Manager at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), as
Chief Technology Officer at Navman Limited, as CEO of HumanWare Limited, as
Director of Operations Engineering at Contour, Inc. and CTO of Visualant,
Inc.  Richard has a BA from University of Canterbury, a MA from University of
Auckland and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. In 2004, he was named World
Class New Zealander for his achievements in technology in the US market.
"Richard has led design, engineering and production for renowned
international technology companies that have developed true market-leading
positions" said ikeGPS CEO Glenn Milnes. "He has a track record of designing
and building high quality products that delight customers and ship in
volume."
Mr. Shaw brings extensive software engineering management experience to
ikeGPS, and he will lead the management of the company's software engineering
teams. Mr. Shaw has joined ikeGPS from Trimble Navigations Inc.,
(NASDAQ:TRMB) the US$7.2B provider of measurement tools and software, where
he was Senior Software Engineering Manager responsible for their field
software engineering teams globally, for web and mobile application
development, and for GIS software engineering. Peter has recruited, led and
grown international teams in Asia, USA, and New Zealand.  He has degrees in
Maths, Physics and Engineering from Victoria University and the University of
Auckland.

"Peter has led Trimble Navigation's global geospatial software teams to
develop their most recent cross-platform mobile and cloud products.  His
experience will have an immediate impact across our teams as we continue to
deliver our product roadmap and build out our R&D capabilities." said ikeGPS
CEO Glenn Milnes. "I am delighted to have brought Richard and Peter onto the
management team.  Their leadership, product experience, and global technology
backgrounds are directly relevant to the ikeGPS product portfolio and
strategy. We are excited to welcome them into the business to more quickly
advance current and pipeline initiatives".

About ikeGPS
ikeGPS' mission is to revolutionize every measurer's day.  Its field data
collection and asset management solutions have been adopted around the world
and are used in in a variety of industries including Utility, Telecom,
Government/Defense, and Engineering. The Company has a Trademark Agreement
with General Electric and markets its Electric Utility solution as GE
MapSight.
The company recently introduced Spike, the world's first laser accurate
Smartphone measurement solution.  ikeGPS' global sales and marketing
headquarters is based in Colorado USA. ikeGPS Group is listed on the main
board of the New Zealand Stock Exchange under the stock symbol IKE.  For more
information, visit www.ikegps.com.

Contact:
ikeGPS Limited
Glenn Milnes
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Phone: +64 4 382 8064
Email: [email protected]
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