Openwave appoints new senior vice president of products and marketing

Openwave Systems Inc (Nasdaq:OPWV) has appointed John Giere as senior vice president, products and marketing, effective 8 July 2009, the company said on Thursday.

According to the company, Giere has over 20 years of management, marketing and business development experience in the telecoms industry. He will report to Openwave's CEO, Ken Denman.

Prior to joining Openwave, Giere served as chief marketing officer at Alcatel Lucent (NYSE:ALU) (Euronext Paris:ALU). He also held a number of senior marketing roles at Ericsson (Nasdaq:ERIC), including vice president, new business development; vice president, global branding and marketing; and executive vice president, business development and sales support.

He also currently serves on the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Executive Board.

OpenWave Systems is a software company specialising in solutions for the converging mobile and broadband experience.

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