2006-05-03
Birdstep names Robert Vangstad new Vice President Marketing
Oslo/Stockholm/Seattle/Cambridge - May 4, 2006 -Birdstep Technology ASA, the leading provider of ease-of-connectivity and seamless-mobility client solutions, announced today that Robert Vangstad has been appointed Vice President Marketing of the company effective immediately, bringing over 10 years of experience building successful companies within the IT/Telecom sector.
Prior to joining Birdstep Robert Vangstad was Vice President Marketing at mobile messaging specialist Mobeon where he played a central role in building a 160 person strong company with an install base of more than 34 million IP voice mailboxes globally. Before that he spent 2 year as General Manager for the US operations.
In a career that has spanned two continents, Robert has worked in sales, business development, marketing and executive management. These roles have also reached across operator, enterprise and consumer segments and in scales ranging from national operators through multinational corporations to early stage.
“Robert brings extremely valuable insights and experience to Birdstep. As the company is moving in to a phase where marketing and sales of the mature product portfolio is one of the key elements going forward. I have absolute confidence in his ability to get Birdstep marketing to greater heights in the future,” said Petri Markkanen, CEO at Birdstep
Robert Vangstad holds two BA degrees, one in Sociology and one in Political Science from Stockholm University, Sweden and is currently completing the Executive MBA program at the University of Warwick, UK.
About Birdstep Technology
Birdstep Technology ASA is a public company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under ticker 'BIRD' with head quarters in Oslo, Norway in addition to offices in Stockholm, Sweden and Seattle, USA, as well as offices in Frankfurt, Cambridge (UK), San Francisco, Sao Paolo and Shanghai. In December 2004 Birdstep acquired 100% of the shares in Alice Systems, now Birdstep AB in Sweden. The acquisition makes Birdstep a complete provider of connectivity and mobility solutions for PC, pocket-PC and Smartphone devices. that enable operators to improve their customer experience as they move between available networks, e.g. fixed, cellular and wireless connections. The company today employs around 70 people dedicated to development of advanced connectivity and seamless mobility solutions, as well as small footprint, high performance database technologies. Birdstep's global customers and partners include Nokia, SonyEricsson, Cisco, 3Com, Alcatel, Ericsson, Nortel Networks, HP, Fujitsu Siemens Computers and more than 30 mobile network operators worldwide including T-Mobile Group, Vodafone Group, Orange, TIM, Sprint, Telenor and TeliaSonera. Birdstep offers “SmartRoaming”, a hosted roaming service to provide mobility across networks independent of the operator or subscription. For more information, visit www.birdstep.com.