# Ben Cade

> Ben Cade is an engineer and technology executive who helped found Linaro and Trustonic. Trustonic’s founding CEO until 2020, he joined Australian satellite IoT company Myriota as chief commercial officer in December 2021 and became CEO in April 2022. His work centres on commercialising technical platforms through products and partnerships.

- **Role:** CEO at Myriota
- **Organizations:** Myriota, Trustonic, Linaro, Arm, Sony
- **Education:** MBA, London Business School, Master of Engineering, University of Southampton
- **Known for:** Helped found Linaro, supporting open source software for Arm-based devices., Led Trustonic from its 2012 launch until 2020; its hardware-backed platform was embedded in more than two billion devices by the acquisition announcement., Led Myriota when it reported 300% growth in connected device volume for the financial year preceding its July 2023 announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Helped establish Linaro and served as an executive officer/director during its founding year.
- **2012** — Became founding CEO of Trustonic, launched by Arm, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient.
- **2020** — Handed over Trustonic leadership following its acquisition by EMK Capital; published his farewell on 10 March.
- **2021** — Appointed Myriota chief commercial officer on 15 December.
- **2022** — Became Myriota CEO in April.
- **2025** — Led Myriota during the launch of HyperPulse and its entry into ETSI.
- **2026** — Continued as Myriota CEO during further UltraLite constellation expansion.

## Achievements

- Helped found Linaro, supporting open source software for Arm-based devices.
- Led Trustonic from its 2012 launch until 2020; its hardware-backed platform was embedded in more than two billion devices by the acquisition announcement.
- Led Myriota when it reported 300% growth in connected device volume for the financial year preceding its July 2023 announcement.
- Led Myriota during the commercial introduction of the HyperPulse satellite IoT network in December 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Myriota announced four additional UltraLite satellites on 9 July and identified Cade as CEO; it reported service availability to customers in more than 57 countries.
- **2026-04** — Myriota announced a second consecutive HRD Australia 5-Star Employer of Choice recognition. Cade credited people and talent leader Sharon Elding for her role in supporting the company’s growth.
- **2025-12** — Myriota announced HyperPulse general availability, with initial service markets scheduled for 15 December.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/bencade

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Last updated: 2026-10-21