YARMOUTH — DeLorme, a leader in navigation technology, recently announced the appointment of Patrick Shay to the newly created position of vice president and general manager, Connected Solutions.

In his new role, Shay will spearhead DeLorme’s global strategy for the development of new consumer, enterprise and government markets for the company’s award-winning inReach family of two-way personal satellite communication products.

“We see tremendous potential for DeLorme’s two-way messaging and SOS alert devices in emerging markets such as marine, aviation, land, government, security and other industries worldwide,” said Shay.