Holmdel-based WorkWave announced on Tuesday that it appointed Robbie Hobbs as its chief product officer.
With over 20 years of experience, Hobbs is a seasoned technology and product executive across aerospace, energy, and commercial real estate sectors. His career has been defined by a passion for solving customers’ most complex and pervasive business challenges, leveraging technology, data and automation to drive meaningful impact at scale.
“Our mission at WorkWave is to deliver innovative software and fintech solutions to companies that keep the world safe, clean and beautiful, so we are excited to welcome Robbie Hobbs to the team to enable us to realize this mission,” WorkWave CEO Kevin Kemmerer said. “Under Hobbs’s leadership, we look forward to deepening our product functionality, increasing our investment in data analytics and AI, and providing our customers with industry-leading technology.”
“WorkWave has a unique opportunity to redefine how mobile service companies operate — helping them improve efficiency, enhance service quality and grow with confidence. I’m excited to work alongside our customers to build intuitive, high-impact solutions that simplify operations and unlock new value through AI, automation, fintech and data-driven insights,” Hobbs said.
Prior to joining WorkWave, Hobbs held leadership roles at some impactful companies, where he led the seamless integration of people, process, technology and commercial strategy. Most recently, as Chief Product Officer at Jones Lang LaSalle Technologies (JLLT). He has also held leadership roles at General Electric where he spearheaded hardware and software upgrades for natural gas power plants, enabling them to adapt to a deregulated energy market increasingly reliant on renewables.
