The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of organizations creating open, global standards that define the Internet of Things (IoT) for use in consumer, commercial and industrial applications, announced that Mark Walters, IoT industry leader and technology executive and recent chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance, is the new vice president of strategic development at the ZigBee Alliance.

Walters' extensive experience working in a standards organization from inception to market adoption makes him the ideal candidate to help guide the continued adoption of ZigBee standards across the IoT industry.