Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for wireless network operators, today announced the appointment of Andy Missan as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Reporting to Executive Chairman Hatim Tyabji, Missan will be responsible for all aspects of Bytemobile’s global legal affairs.
“Andy Missan brings to Bytemobile a broad range of legal and operational management experience in the mobile internet ecosystem,” said Tyabji. “We look forward to his contributions to the next phase of our growth, not only as general counsel but also as a member of our leadership team.”
Missan’s career spans more than 20 years of corporate legal experience in the mobile, digital media, internet services, and software industries. Before joining Bytemobile, he served as general counsel at MobiTV, Danger, ReplayTV, and Egreetings Network. His experience at MobiTV and Danger included the structuring and negotiation of complex business agreements with tier-one wireless network operators throughout North America, Latin America and Europe. Previously, he held legal management positions at Sony Music Entertainment, BMG Entertainment/RCA Records and WebTV Networks.
Missan also operated his own outsourced general counsel practice, providing legal consulting services to both start-ups and publicly held companies. He began his career in the litigation department of the law firm of Sidley & Austin in New York.
Missan is a member of the State Bar of both California and New York. He holds a J.D. degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. from Oberlin College.
Bytemobile is a tier-one provider of integrated mobile internet solutions which enable wireless network operators to deliver value-added data services to consumers on all mobile devices. Bytemobile solutions are installed in the networks of 111 operators in 54 countries and 12 of the world’s top 15 tier-one operators. Customers include AT&T, China Mobile, China Unicom, KDDI, KPN, Orange, Orascom, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telecom Italia Mobile, Telefónica, TeliaSonera, Vodafone, and WILLCOM. Bytemobile is a privately held company with regional sales and support offices in Wokingham, U.K.; Dubai, U.A.E.; Mumbai, India; Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; Seoul, Korea; Singapore; and Sydney, Australia; and research and development centers in Mountain View, California; Beijing, China; Patras, Greece; Champaign, Illinois; and Belfast, Northern Ireland. The company is committed to helping its customers and partners deploy green mobile internet solutions in a sustainable network environment. To learn more about Bytemobile, visit www.bytemobile.com.
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