Fixed Mobile Convergence

Acision, a major player in mobile data, has named Chris Jenkins as the company’s new executive vice president and managing director for the Asia Pacific region.

Jenkins, based in Singapore, will play a role in driving business growth for Asia Pacific including the Japanese markets. Before his appointment to the region, Jenkins worked as the executive vice president of Acision's (News - Alert) Mobile Data Charging Business Unit, and CMO for the company. Working in this profile, he led corporate marketing, the market development activities and helped deliver innovative charging solutions to the global mobile operator market.

With more than 25 years of experience in the retail and technology sectors, Jenkins has a wealth of experience in merger and acquisitions, marketing and developing growth markets. He has also held leadership positions with Openwave, Bytemobile and Ericsson.

In a press release, Jorgen Nilsson, chief operating officer for Acision, commented: "With his broad experience and track record for success, I am very confident Chris has the ability to enable Acision to capitalize on the opportunities in Asia Pacific and drive the company's business strategy as we aim to meet and exceed our customers' evolving expectations."

"I am committed to driving the business further by enhancing our customers' growth opportunities through differentiated services and product innovation. Strategically Asia Pacific is very important to Acision and it is key to stimulating further innovation in the areas of consumer service and technological development,” said Jenkins. “In the final analysis, our customers' success is imperative for Acision as it has direct impact on our growth.”

In related news, Acision appointed Rick Harris as senior vice president and general manager for North America.