Samsung Hires Former Google Exec To Lead Its Internet Of Things Developer Charge

Dora Hsu will help the Samsung-owned SmartThings win over third-party developers.

By Luke Dormehl - Fast Company, Feb. 03, 2015 – 

In an effort to grow its Internet of Things developer platform, the Samsung-owned SmartThings connected tech company has hired former Google executive Dora Hsu as its chief platform officer.

The hire is part of Samsung's quest to reposition itself as a leader in the Internet of Things space. CEO BK Yoon pledged last month to spend $100 million to develop an open framework through which connected devices like fitness trackers and home appliances can communicate. Hsu's job will involve building the business and infrastructure to develop SmartThings' app store model, which currently supports more than than 150 devices. This will mean winning over third-party developers by giving them the tools they need to adopt SmartThings' open-source software platform.

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