August Welcomes Nate Williams as Chief Revenue Officer

August is happy to welcome Nate Williams to the August team as Chief Revenue Officer where he is responsible for managing the sales and business development pipeline that will fuel strategic growth of the company. Now that the August Smart Lock and August Connect are on the market through August.com and through leading retailers such as Apple and Amazon , Nate will help launch new channels, scale international distribution, and curate the company’s ecosystem partnerships. Nate brings extensive smart home experience and leadership to August across retail, service provider, and utility channels. He joins the team from Greenwave Systems, where he was instrumental in accelerating the penetration of its software platform with customers such as Verizon, DIRECTV, and E.ON. Prior to Greenwave, Nate led the software product marketing and business development teams at the Motorola Home division of Google. Nate joined Motorola through the acquisition of 4Home, an early innovator in Smart Home, where he was CMO and Head of Business Development. “August is focused on building well-designed products and a trusted brand for managing access to the home,” said Jason Johnson, CEO and co-founder of August. “Nate’s experience and relationships in the world of connected consumer devices and the Internet of Things will be a critical building block as we continue to build and drive innovation for a new home access paradigm.” Nate will be based in San Francisco with his new role at August, effective immediately.