Press Release
Former Vice President of International Business Development for Buy.com and Ingram Micro joins the MobileGates Management Team
La Palma, California, May 20, 2003 — MobileGates Tony Meador, President and CEO of MobileGates Corporation announced that Ulla Rodman, former Vice President of International Business Development for Buy.com and Ingram Micro, has been hired to direct the company's national and international corporate strategy and business development.
Ms. Rodman's background revolves around building global businesses in the high tech industry. She has over 15 years of executive management experience including six years at Ingram Micro where she headed the international division, turning it from a $30 million department into a $500M business unit with operations in the USA, Europe, Asia and Latin America, while forming strategic alliances with IBM, Intel, Apple and Microsoft. She also served as VP of Global Business Development at BUY.COM during which time they became the internet's number two retailer with revenues of $1 billion. Ulla's responsibilities over the past 15 years have included P&L responsibility for business units both nationally and internationally, and with as many as 300 employees under her leadership.
"Ulla's expertise in commerce services and business development will be critical as we move forward with our commerce initiatives," said Tony Meador.
About MobileGates
MobileGates Corporation is a B-to-B Application Service Provider with proprietary mobile commerce software that provides secure cellular phone access to any color images, any database or website, full color maps (with zoom in / out from city down to photos of actual products on the shelf), and interactive voice commands, with the tested connectivity and required contractual arrangements needed to run on major wireless carriers such as AT&T and Nextel. This enables MobileGates customers to extend the reach of their products, services, and customer relationship management (CRM) efforts to anywhere cell phones reach to increase customer service, convenience, satisfaction, loyalty, and profitability. This turn-key m-commerce solution comes at a fraction of the cost it would take to independently build and maintain from scratch. MobileGates can be found on the Web at
www.MobileGates.com
MobileGates and the MobileGates logo, MG-CRM, MG-Collaboration, MG-Storebuilder, MG-Mapping and MG-Pay are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of MobileGates Incorporated in the United States, the European Community, and other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
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