PCTEL, Inc. announced that Rishi Bharadwaj was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company’s Connected Solutions group. The elevation to Senior Vice President recognizes Bharadwaj’s outstanding contributions and leadership of the company’s antenna business, the development of its Beijing Design Center, its Tianjin manufacturing operation, and its sales growth in China. Bharadwaj assumed leadership of Connected Solutions in March 2015. He has made significant improvements in the operation’s cost structure and focused the organization on small cell, in-building, fleet, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT). Bharadwaj has held several leadership positions within PCTEL including Vice President of Global Sales and Vice President of Product Management and Marketing. Rishi also supported PCTEL’s IP licensing initiative.