Appointment

13 Feb 2006 07:01

Bango PLC13 February 2006 Bango plc ("Bango" or "the Company") Appointment of Vice President of Global Alliances February 13, 2006 - Bango plc (AIM: BGO), the mobile content enabler, is todaydelighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Nandi Gurprasad as Vice Presidentof Global Alliances, with immediate effect. He will be responsible for expandingBango's relationships with mobile operators across 3 continents - North America,Europe and the Far East and be based in New York, US and Cambridge, UK reportingto Chief Executive, Ray Anderson. Prior to joining Bango, Nandi was Director of Business Development forPocketThis, a Silicon Valley provider of mobile contextualization technology,where he managed tier one operator and strategic relationships across the EU. Before joining Pockethis, in early 1999, Nandi co-founded SurfKitchen Inc, theleading provider of mobile software. During his time at SurfKitchen he drove thecompany's business and corporate development efforts globally, helped developthe company's proposition and go to market strategy, and secured major operatoraccounts. Ray Anderson, CEO of Bango, commented, "We are delighted that Nandi has joinedBango. During 2005, we experienced rapid growth in the usage of the Bango Service fromdifferent corners of the world. Content was purchased through the Bango Servicefrom 102 different countries as far afield as South Africa or Taiwan using over250 different operator networks. Nandi's depth of experience in the globalmobile marketplace will prove invaluable to us as we seek to develop our globalpresence even further in 2006." Commenting on his appointment, Nandi said: "Having been in the mobile databusiness from the early days, I can appreciate the huge strides that Bango hasmade in closing the gap between content and the end-user experience. I lookforward to taking this even further and enhancing Bango's position as a leadingplayer in the mobile content space." For further information, please contact: Sarah Keefe, Marketing ManagerBangoTel: +44 7786 932016Sarah@bango.com Tom Moriarty / Laura CockerICISTel: +44 207 651 8688tom@icisnet.com / laura.cocker@icisnet.com About Bango Bango, quoted on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: BGO), has developed anddeployed an open, global infrastructure platform that enables content providersto market, sell and deliver their products and services directly to mobile phoneusers on all mobile networks using the mobile Internet. This"direct-to-consumer" approach operates alongside the operator's mobile contentportals. Leading mobile carriers including Cingular Wireless, Vodafone, Orange,Telefonica and O2 work with Bango to accelerate the growth of their"direct-to-consumer" business. The Bango platform has given phone subscribers around the world greater accessto third-party content. Leading content brands are now adopting the BangoService to engage with all of their existing and potential mobile customersdirectly - irrespective of carrier. For further information, go to www.bango.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange