| Azingo Adds Former McKinsey Executive Mike Nevens to Board of Directors
Sunnyvale, CA—May. 7, 2009—Mobile Linux company Azingo today announced the appointment of Mike Nevens to its board of directors. Nevens brings to Azingo over 30 years of technology leadership and management experience in building successful technology businesses. Nevens previously served as a director (senior partner) of McKinsey & Co. He led McKinsey’s global technology practice and served on the board of the McKinsey Global Institute which conducts research on economic and policy issues.
“Mike Nevens is a strong technologist and business leader and we look forward to benefiting from his insights and experience as a member of Azingo’s Board,” said Terence Garnett, managing director and cofounder of Garnett & Helfrich Capital. “His strategic counsel and direction has resulted in the success of many Fortune 500 companies.”
"Azingo is an innovative and fast growing mobile software company,” said Mike Nevens. “Azingo’s cross-platform strategy to create the foundation for a Web 2.0 ecosystem is a powerful enabler of next generation mobile devices and services.”
Nevens serves as a senior advisor to Permira on the Technology Sector. Permira is an international private equity fund with 21 Billion Euros of funds under management. He also serves on the board of directors of Borland Software and Model N Software. He is a member of the executive committee of the board of trustees of the San Jose Museum of Art and is president elect of that board. He is a member of the board of ZER01: The Art and Technology Network, and he is a member of the Advisory Council of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, where he has been an Adjunct Professor of Corporate Governance and Strategy.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Notre Dame and a master of science in industrial administration from the Krannert School at Purdue University where he was designated a Krannert Scholar.
About Azingo
Azingo develops and licenses leading edge software for mobile devices. Azingo’s software suite includes a complete mobile operating system, mobile browser and Web Runtime, as well as a mobile application suite and developer tools. Azingo’s software products enable operators and handset manufacturers to deliver customized mobile devices and services with a rich Internet experience and a consistent user interface across their product portfolios. The company is privately-held with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Visit http://www.azingo.com
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