TinyTim:spk18:
(1) new majority owners often want their own man in the job (and I realise that the new guy is internal but this doesnt mean it will stay that way medium term); and
I s he internal? And does he have any connection to Trinity? I don't think the media release said either of these things. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
No, not internal. Read it here:
"Eric Hertz has more than 30 years of telecommunications and mobile wireless industry experience. Most recently Eric was CEO of Zumobi in Seattle Washington, having seen the company through its launch and successful product roll-out of unique mobile applications for the next generation of wireless devices and mobile networks.
Prior to Zumobi, Eric was chief operating officer of Western Wireless a successful high-growth wireless voice and data services company with presence in 20 states in the United States as well as 11 countries around the world.
Eric has also held senior leadership roles at BellSouth, McCaw Cellular and AT&T Wireless, bringing advanced mobile wireless services and products to market."
Zumobi is a Microsoft-backed Seattle startup that developer user shell/interface for Windows Mobile and other smartphones.