Skkynet Appoints M&A Expert Shaunna Balady to Advisory Board to Drive Industry 4.0 Expansion

Skkynet Cloud Systems, Inc., a provider of real-time data communication technology for industrial systems, has appointed Shaunna Balady, a Managing Partner at Paragon Software Advisors, to its Advisory Board. The appointment comes as the company accelerates its expansion into Industry 4.0 and Industrial AI markets, leveraging Balady's over two decades of executive leadership in mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, and growth within software and industrial automation.

Balady's background includes senior leadership roles at major industrial technology firms such as GE, Rockwell Automation, and AVEVA, where she drove global business development and executed complex strategic transactions. Throughout her career, she has completed over 100 transactions totaling more than $20 billion in enterprise value across five continents. She has also served as Chief Operating Officer of an industrial application software company, leading it to a profitable exit. This extensive experience in high-value deal-making and operational leadership is directly relevant to Skkynet's growth ambitions in a competitive sector.

"We are delighted to welcome Shaunna Balady to our Advisory Board," said Gary Tillery, CEO of Skkynet. "Shaunna's track record of generating value through strategic M&A and her deep understanding of the SaaS and industrial software landscape will be invaluable as we scale our operations." Tillery noted that her experience aligns with Skkynet's mission to become the standard for secure, real-time industrial data connectivity. The company's solutions aim to bridge plant systems, cloud platforms, and AI to enable intelligent operations across industrial verticals while maintaining security and data privacy standards, a challenge Balady is poised to help address strategically.

Balady expressed excitement about supporting Skkynet's innovation and market growth. "Skkynet is uniquely positioned to solve one of the most critical challenges in the industrial sector: securely connecting real-time data to the cloud and AI systems," she said. "I have watched the company's technology gain traction among major global players, and I look forward to working with Gary and the leadership team to refine our strategic roadmap and unlock new growth opportunities." More information about the underlying technology driving this strategy can be found at https://skkynet.com.

This appointment follows other strategic leadership changes at Skkynet, including the recent appointment of Gary Tillery as CEO and Lee Tedstone to the Board of Directors, indicating a focused effort to capture market share in the evolving industrial data sector. The addition of an advisor with Balady's specific profile in mergers, acquisitions, and industrial software scaling suggests Skkynet is not only focusing on technological development but is actively preparing its corporate strategy for potential partnerships, acquisitions, or market consolidation moves as it seeks to establish its real-time data connectivity as an industry standard. Her involvement provides the company with critical insights for navigating the complex vendor landscape and accelerating its penetration into the high-growth Industrial AI and Industry 4.0 markets, where secure data integration is a fundamental requirement.