Motricity, a leading provider of mobile data solutions and services to the world's most successful mobile operators and content providers, today announced the appointment of Jim Ryan to the role of Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer.
"We are excited to add Jim Ryan to Motricity's executive team," said Ryan Wuerch, chairman and chief executive officer at Motricity. "Jim is one of a handful of visionaries in the mobile data industry that has helped guide its evolution literally since its inception over 15 years ago and has been one of the key players in building multiple data services businesses around the world into multi-billion dollar success stories. I can think of no one better than Jim to harness this experience to help Motricity continue to evolve into the world's leading mobile data solutions provider."
Jim Ryan is widely recognized as a pioneer in the mobile data industry, with more than 15 years of senior management experience, building, packaging, marketing and distributing value-added wireless services across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Mr. Ryan is considered an industry leader most notably from his time as vice president of consumer data services for AT&T Mobility, where he helped grow the business from $250M to over $4B in just three years. Prior to AT&T, Mr. Ryan was a key leader behind the data services businesses at Sprint PCS and O2 in Europe when the idea of mobile data was still in its infancy. These early efforts are still yielding significant returns as Sprint and O2 continue to deliver some of the world's leading data ARPUs today. Over the past two years, Mr. Ryan has been focusing his efforts on assisting early stage businesses capitalize on the tremendous opportunities present in the global mobile data market.
"I spent over 10 years helping to build out wireless data networks and driving mobile data services adoption around the world. Now is the time for a market leader to step forward and provide an industry wide platform to take data services to the next level and I believe Motricity is that leader," said Jim Ryan. "I am excited about joining the Motricity family and look forward to continuing to deliver compelling, innovative solutions to our customers and further advance the growth of the company and increase our brand awareness and visibility worldwide."
About Motricity
Motricity is the leader in turning ideas into reality by extending technology, innovative mobile solutions and services to leading mobile operators and enterprise customers globally. Motricity drives the delivery of highly personalized mobile data offerings which increase user adoption, data usage, ARPU and brand recognition through compelling end user experiences. Motricity powers over $2B of mobile content revenues annually for the majority of U.S. mobile operators and many leading enterprise customers. With more than 300 mobile deployments worldwide, Motricity's expert team is behind some of the most innovative mobile content offerings over the last 12 years, serving as the "brand behind the brand" for customers such as AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Alltel, CNN, FOX News, A&E and Condé Nast. Its long standing relationships with mobile operators, content providers and handset manufacturers put the company in a unique position at the center of the mobile ecosystem. Partners depend on the company's technological superiority, broad carrier relationships and ability to simplify complexity, which delivers quick time to implementation and cutting edge campaigns. Products and services range from mobile portals and storefronts to messaging aggregation. Motricity is headquartered in Bellevue, WA and has offices in Durham, NC, the U.K., France and the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.motricity.com.