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Mobile Streams Plc
("Mobile Streams" or "the Company")
Mobile Streams appoints Chief Operating Officer
London, UK - 12 November 2009 - Mobile Streams, the global mobile content retailer, announces today that it has appointed Arnd Aschentrup to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer.
In his new role as COO, Arnd will be responsible for managing all aspects of Mobile Streams' content activities globally including licensing, preparation, distribution and reporting. Arnd will also take charge of a number of important corporate functions including those of human resources and legal services, as well as responsibility for the European commercial region.
Arnd joined Mobile Streams in 2006 when it acquired a company that he co-founded, Cyoshi Mobile. Prior to that, Arnd co-founded Cyoshi Crucial, a TV and new media production company. He also worked as a business consultant with McKinsey & Co and holds a diploma in Media Management as well as being a scholar of the German National Merit Foundation.
"I am convinced that there are tremendous opportunities for building on the Mobile Streams' strong foundation of people, relationships, expertise, brands, content, distribution and technology," said Arnd Aschentrup. "I feel privileged to be taking on this broader role in the Company's future success."
"The appointment of Arnd as our first Chief Operating Officer is an important milestone for our Company as we strive to become the most efficient and responsive global mobile content retailer. Along with the appointment of Ian Brewer as CFO, we now have a strong management team in place to serve our current customers and lead the company into its next growth phase," commented, Simon Buckingham, Mobile Streams CEO.
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About Mobile Streams
Mobile Streams retails and distributes mobile content globally through the mobile internet via its www.Ringtones.com and www.MobileGaming.com superstores; mobile application stores including Apple iTunes and Google AndroidTM; and mobile operator portals and storefronts.
Mobile Streams operates subsidiaries in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia.
For more information, please go to www.mobilestreams.com. Follow Mobile Streams on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/MobileStreams and Twitter (http://twitter.com/MobileStreamsCo).
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Mobile Streams +44 20 7665 8240
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