Wiliot names former Amazon supply chain executive Manish Bansal as chief product officer

Wiliot, a SaaS and Internet of Things (IoT) company whose combination of self-powered, stamp-sized computers and cloud-based automation enables trillions of “things” to communicate with manufacturers, today named Manish Bansal chief product officer.

Bansal joins the company after15 years career at Amazon. He will be responsible for developing and scaling Wiliot’s new IoT platform.

The Wiliot platform connects the digital and physical worlds using IoT Pixel tagging technology, computers the size of a postage stamp that power themselves in revolutionary ways. This includes powering themselves by harvesting the energy from the radio waves that surround us such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. IoT Pixels attach to any product or packaging to sense physical and environmental data that is then fed to the Wiliot cloud, where it’s translated into actions and insights for businesses across a broad range of industries.

“The IoT industry is on the verge of explosive innovation and growth, evolving from connecting billions of expensive things to trillions of everyday things,” stated Wiliot CEO Tal Tamir. “A new IoT enabling universal connectivity has arrived. It will connect almost everything to the internet – big and small – food, crates, apparel, medicine, and more; trillions of objects communicating critical data about their location, handling, and environment. We describe this important moment as the Internet of Trillions (IoT2), a paradigm shift that will change industries and alter the way things are made, distributed, used and reused.”

Continued Tamir, “With Manish leading our product team, we can accelerate the adoption of both our IoT platform and IoT2 vision.”

Prior to joining Wiliot, Bansal served as Amazon’s director and general manager in its supply chain optimization technology organization, leading Amazon’s EDI platform, dropship business, and inbound supply chain product and technology teams. He managed over 450 employees across 10 countries and was directly responsible for the planning and execution of Amazon’s best-in-class global supply chain solutions.

“Based on my experience at Amazon, I understand the potential Wiliot offers in equipping global supply chains with real-time transparency,” said Bansal. “New levels of efficiency will increase profitability, reduce waste, and bolster sustainability for companies across all markets. The industry is ready for large-scale disruption, and I’m thrilled to be a part of the team that will make this a reality.”

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