Sangoma Technologies Corporation (TSX: STC; Nasdaq: SANG)
(“Sangoma” or the “Company”), a trusted leader in delivering
cloud-based Communications as a Service solutions for companies of
all sizes, today announced that its Board of Directors (the
“Board”) has appointed Norman Worthington, Chair of the Company’s
Board, as Interim Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Mr.
Worthington succeeds Bill Wignall, who is no longer with the
Company. The Board will immediately begin a search for a permanent
CEO.
Mr. Worthington has over 30 years’ experience as
an executive and founder within the software and software enabled
services industry. Mr. Worthington previously held the position of
Founder, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for
Star2Star Communications- a cloud-native communications,
collaboration, and integration solutions provider- which was
acquired by Sangoma in 2021. Mr. Worthington received an
undergraduate degree from New College of Florida and a law degree
from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College.
With Mr. Worthington taking on an executive
role, the Board has also appointed Allan Brett to serve as lead
independent director. In addition to Bill Wignall departing as
President, CEO and director, David Moore has departed as EVP,
Corporate Development with immediate effect.
“I appreciate the opportunity to serve in this
role while the Board conducts a search for Sangoma’s next CEO,”
said Mr. Worthington. “I am looking forward to partnering with
Sangoma’s leadership team to ensure we continue to execute on
behalf of our stakeholders as we build towards a pure SaaS
business.”
“On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank
Bill for his leadership during his tenure, including the Company’s
evolution from hardware to a software, and now a SaaS business. He
set the stage for Sangoma’s next phase of growth,” said Allan
Brett. “We wish him nothing but the best.”
Fiscal Year 2023 Outlook
Management is reiterating its fiscal year
guidance of revenue of $250 - $260 million and Adjusted EBITDA1 of
$46 - $49 million.
About Sangoma Technologies
Corporation
Sangoma Technologies is a trusted leader in
delivering value-based Communications as a Service (CaaS) and
Managed Service Provider (“MSP”) solutions for businesses of all
sizes, including Managed Security, Managed SD-WAN and Managed
Access. Sangoma’s cloud-based communication services include
Unified Communication (UCaaS) business communications, Contact
Center as a Service (CCaaS), Video Meetings as a Service (MaaS),
Collaboration as a Service (Collab aaS), Communications Platform as
a Service (CPaaS), Trunking as a Service (TaaS), Fax as a Service
(FaaS), Device as a Service (DaaS), and Access Control as a Service
(ACaaS). In addition, Sangoma offers a full line of communications
Products, including premise-based UC systems, a full line of desk
phones and headsets, and a complete connectivity suite
(gateways/SBCs/telephony cards). Sangoma’s products and services
are used in leading UC, PBX, IVR, contact center, carrier networks,
office productivity, and data communication applications worldwide.
Sangoma is also the primary developer and sponsor of Asterisk and
FreePBX, the world’s two most widely used open-source communication
software projects.
Sangoma Technologies Corporation is publicly
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: STC) and Nasdaq (Nasdaq:
SANG). Additional information on Sangoma can be found at:
www.sangoma.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward
Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements, including statements regarding the expected fiscal 2023
financial results, future success of our business, development
strategies and future opportunities. Forward-looking statements are
provided for the purpose of presenting information about
management’s current expectations and plans relating to the future
and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be
appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements include
statements which are not historical facts. When used in this
document, the words such as "could", "plan", "estimate", "expect",
"intend", "may", "potential", "should" and similar expressions
indicate forward-looking statements. Although Sangoma believes that
its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, such statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results
will be consistent with these forward-looking statements, if at
all. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and
estimates of management at the date that the statements are made,
and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other
factors that could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those projected, estimated or anticipated in
forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no
assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which
they are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking
statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks
and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to
the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and
other events contemplated by the forward-looking statements will
not occur. Although Sangoma believes that the expectations
represented by such forward-looking statements are reasonable,
there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct as these expectations are, therefore, inherently subject to
business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
Some of the risks and other factors which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements contained in its management's discussion
and analysis, annual information form and management information
circular (each available on www.sedar.com) include, but are not
limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with the integration
of NetFortris, the remediation of material weaknesses, the impact
of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, changes in exchange rate
between the United States dollar and other currencies, expectations
regarding the amount of frequency of impairment losses, including
as a result of the write-down of intangible assets, including
goodwill, delay in project deliveries, changes in technology,
changes in the business climate, changes to macroeconomic
conditions, including rising interest rates and the occurrence of
(or fears of an impending) economic recession, risks related to the
COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, changes in the regulatory
environment, the imposition of tariffs, the decline in the
importance of the PSTN, impairment of goodwill and new competitive
pressures, and acts of terrorism and war, hostilities and
conflicts, including, but not limited to, Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine in February 2022. The forward-looking statements contained
in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary
statement. Sangoma undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's
estimates or opinions should change except as required by law.
1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial
measure used by the Company to monitor its performance and is
defined as earnings before income taxes, interest expense (net),
share-based compensation, depreciation (including the right-of-use
assets), amortization, business integration costs, exchange listing
expense, business acquisition costs, goodwill impairment and change
in fair value of consideration payable. The reconciliation to the
closest IFRS measure may be found in the Company’s second quarter
fiscal 2023 MD&A on page 17 posted on February 10, 2023 at
www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.
Sangoma Technologies Corporation
Larry Stock
Chief Financial Officer
(256) 428- 6285
investorrelations@sangoma.com
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