Sequential poaches AT&T exec for CEO, also grabs Synchronoss activation tech

Telecoms customer care outsourcer Sequential Technology International has appointed grizzled AT&T veteran Kent Mathy as its new CEO.
This move coincides with the acquisition of most of the device activation business of fellow New Jersey outfit Synchronoss, which is focusing mainly on its white-label cloud business following the acquisition of B2B secure cloud provider Intralinks for $821 million. Sequential is dropping $146 million on the activation tech.
Mathy was formerly the Regional Pres