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Unwired Planet Appoints David Lockwood to Board of Directors
RENO, Nev. --(Business Wire)--
Unwired Planet (Nasdaq: UPIP) today announced that David Lockwood was
appointed to the company's board of directors. Mr. Lockwood is currently
the CEO and President of EnergySolutions, Inc. (NYSE: ES), a leading
environmental services and technology company. Lockwood replaces Henry
R. Nothhaft, who resigned from the board of directors effective January
14, 2013.
"Mr. Lockwood brings executive level experience in monetizing IP and
will provide key insight as we continue to pursue our patent
monetization strategy. His knowledge of the IP industry, coupled with
his telecommunications and investment background, will make a valuable
addition to our board and we look forward to working with him," said
Peter Feld, Chairman of the Board.
Prior to EnergySolutions, Lockwood was chairman and chief executive
officer of Liberate Technologies (Nasdaq: LBRT), a provider of
applications and services to the telecommunications, satellite and cable
industries. Before Liberate Technologies, he was CEO and President of
Intertrust (Nasdaq: ITRU), a supplier of digital rights management and
computing systems. Lockwood also worked in the financial services
industry at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Managing Director and was
previously a partner at ValueAct Capital, a multi-billion dollar private
investment fund.
Lockwood holds a B.A., magna cum laude, from Miami University (Ohio),
and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business of the University of
Chicago, where he was a Peat Marwick Scholar. He has been a lecturer on
the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he taught
courses in corporate leadership.
About Unwired Planet
Unwired Planet, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPIP) is the inventor of the mobile
Internet and established many of the foundational patented technologies
that allow mobile devices to connect to the Internet. The company's 202
issued US and foreign patents and 75 pending applications are considered
foundational to mobile communications, and span smart devices, cloud
technologies and unified messaging. Unwired Planet's portfolio includes
patents related to key mobile application technologies, including mobile
browsers, mobile advertising, push technology, maps and location based
services, mobile application stores, social networking, mobile gaming
and mobile search. Unwired Planet is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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