Monday, August 17, 2009

Monday, August 17, 2009

Meet the newest member of our Board of Directors

We've got some very exciting news today that I want to share. Mojiva has elected Daniel Petri as the newest member of our board of directors. Dan has worked in the telecommunications industry for more than three decades, and served for years as Group President - International for Verizon Communications.

Having such a seasoned industry veteran on our board will be extremely valuable to us as we continue to grow and evolve as a company. Check out the press release we put out today for more information on Dan.


Mojiva Elects Former Verizon Executive Daniel Petri to Board of Directors

NEW YORK CITY—August 17, 2009Mojiva announced today that it has elected Daniel C. Petri as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Petri comes to Mojiva with more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, most recently at Verizon Communications, where he served as Group President – International.

“We are thrilled to have Dan join the board as Mojiva, and the mobile advertising industry as a whole, continue to see explosive growth,” said Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva. “With decades of international mobile experience, and a long record of successfully navigating the complexities of the global wireless market, Dan’s decision to join Mojiva’s board is a real stamp of approval for what Mojiva has been able to accomplish in its short history. His contributions will help us solidify our position as a preferred platform for mobile marketers.”

Petri spent 37 years with Verizon Communications and its predecessor companies, serving for the past 14 years as a senior executive of the International division, eventually becoming Group President. In this position, he was responsible for Verizon’s businesses outside of the U.S. including telephone operations in countries such as Canada, Puerto Rico, Italy and Thailand. Petri also serves as Vice Chairman of the Business Council for International Understanding, a group dedicated to strengthening dialogue between the United States government and American business interests overseas.

“I have watched the telecommunications industry evolve dramatically since the early 1970’s but nothing has been more exciting than witnessing the impact of mobile phones on global communications, access to and sharing of information, and advertising. Mojiva is truly ahead of the curve in helping both marketers and publishers take advantage of this opportunity, and I look forward to helping them advance mobile as the next great marketing medium,” said Petri.

ABOUT MOJIVA

Mojiva's powerful advertising platform makes it simple for marketers to reach customers via the growing mobile web. Based in New York City, the capital of the global advertising industry, Mojiva gives brand marketers, publishers, and businesses of any size everything they need to efficiently run and profit from mobile advertising campaigns. Mojiva has neatly packaged a rich array of easy-to-use tools, techniques, and analytics in a self-service mobile advertising platform that makes it easy for advertisers to reach buyers, and publishers to monetize their content. Mojiva's mobile marketing network includes: NBC News, iSports, PoliticalWire, Mashable, HopStop, Mocospace, Harvard Business Review, Zannel, SnapMyLife, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter and many other premium publishers. Founded in May 2008, Mojiva is backed by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. The company can be found on the Web at www.Mojiva.com and its blog at http://blog.mojiva.com.

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