[March 06, 2012] Newly elected MEF EMEA Board represents mobile ecosystem diversity and growth markets Tweet Mar 06, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, has announced the results of its 2012 EMEA board elections with Colin Yeh, Head of Group Product Development QTel Group (Qatar) elected as EMEA Chairman. Ben Carter, Head of Mobile Services Atos (UK) and Emma Kaye, Director, Mira Networks (South Africa) were also voted in by the membership as co-Vice Chairs. Yeh will lead the MEF EMEA Board which reflects MEF's strength in key growth markets as well as its representation of the total mobile ecosystem. The team includes newly elected companies Aspiro, Barwa Bank, RIM, Mira Networks, Nokia and Telefonica as well as incumbent board directors from Buongiorno, Inmobi, MTN Group and Vodafone Group. The election took place on the 10th anniversary celebration of MEF Connects 2012, attended by 600 industry leaders, during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. On his election as MEF EMEA Chair, Colin Yeh of QTel Group, commented; "I'm honoured to undertake this leadership role and work with such a talented team on the EMEA board which includes our first financial institution - Barwa Bank, OEMs, content creators, operators and enterprise representatives. QTel Group's engagement in MEF demonstrates our commitment to driving innovation, knowledge exchange and monetisation opportunities across the region. I look forward to working with the Board to support members' strategic objectives and business development needs, particularly in growth markets." Rimma Perelmuter, MEF Global Executive Director said; "The EMEA region and its growth markets are a strong focus for MEF and I am very excited to work with the new Board to drive forward MEF activities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and help shape, connect and monetise the mobile content and commerce industry." Andrew Bud, MEF Global Chair added: "I am delighted to welcome the newly elected EMEA board. The sectoral diversity and geographic breadth of this strong leadership will help MEF and its members to master the complexity of the mobile landscape during a time of change and uncertainty." The full MEF EMEA Board: Chairman: Colin Yeh Head of Group Product Development Qtel Group Vice Chairs: Ben Carter, Head of Mobile Services, Atos Emma Kaye, Director, Mira Networks Board Directors: Diane Alphonse, Head of Marketing, Communications & PR, Barwa Bank Christian de Faria, Senior VP, Commercial & Innovation, MTN Group Jamie Grau Ullastres, Director of Commercial Activity, Telefonica Volker Hirsch, Head of Business Development, Games, RIM Rob Jonas, VP & MD Europe & Middle East, InMobi Hemant Madan, Head of Developer Marketing, Vodafone Lucia Predolin, Global Head of Marketing, Buongiorno Maximilian Schierstadt, Director Global Partner Management, Nokia Gunnar Sellaeg, CEO, Aspiro For further information or interviews with MEF, please contact: Steve Green/Tim Banks infomob PR [email protected] +44 (0) 1273 697170 www.infomob.co.uk About MEF MEF is the global community for mobile content and commerce. It is the leading trade organisation for companies wishing to monetize their goods, services and digital products via the mobile connected device. MEF provides competitive advantage to its diverse membership, shapes industry growth, connects thought leaders and spearheads groundbreaking initiatives which explore and promote monetization opportunities. With global headquarters in London and operational chapters and offices in Asia, EMEA, Latin America, Middle East and North America, MEF is a member network with global reach and strong local representation, ideally placed to drive market growth. Established in 2000, MEF provides an impartial, consistent and powerful voice for the foremost companies and entrepreneurs from across the mobile content and commerce value chain ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]