Founder of Bytemobile EMEA joins Acision as Executive Vice President Marketing and Market Development

In his new role Jenkins will be responsible for Acision's marketing strategy, global communications and market development.

Jenkins joins Acision from Openwave, where he was VP Commercial Development, having previously founded data services consultancy TractionPoint and network solutions company Bytemobile EMEA. With over 12 years international experience Jenkins' key responsibilities have focused on business development, proposition development and launching products and brands in the EMEA and Asia.

Rory Buckley, Chief Executive for Acision commented: "Chris comes to Acision as the business continues to establish its brand to maintain a leading status, and will help the company further improve its position in the market and drive greater revenues. His experience leading businesses across EMEA and helping to establish new brands in Europe and Asia will benefit Acision as we continue to expand our global footprint."

Chris Jenkins commented: "The telecoms industry is constantly evolving and it is important that Acision grows with the industry and continues as the undisputed leader in messaging and charging. As next generation messaging develops Acision is constantly looking ahead with our open IP based architecture to improve performance without limits, enabling new and converged services. With this in mind, I am looking forward to enabling the development of a customer focused culture, building upon Acision's competitive advantage in the market."

Nabil Y. Khalil, Managing Director for Acision in the Middle East and North Africa said, "Chris' expertise and counsel will be a valuable asset for Acision as it continues to engage and assist GSM operators in the Middle East and North Africa, in implementing high volume mobile data services and charging solutions to cope with the competitive landscape and capitalize on the region's high growth rates."