January 29th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in People | No Comments »
TelcoGames is adding yet another big name from the industry to their
executive team. This time, Juan Montes (ex SCEE) is announced as
Chairman of the board.
Juan Montes previously functioned as Vice President of Software Development for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Vice President and CTO (EMEA) Mobile Content & Solutions at Motorola as well as MD Europe for Jamdat (Now EA Mobile).
Juan Montes has a lot of business going on along his new job at TelcoGames. He founded and operates Digital Content & Media Ltd, a company that advices mobile entertainment and venture capital firms. Also, he remains non-executive director at Distinctive Developments.
"I am delighted to be joining Telcogames at this exciting time for them and the industry at large. 2008 already feels like a year of change in the mobile industry and Telcogames are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this. It is for these reasons that I am joining Telcogames and I hope that with my experience and knowledge I will provide advice and direction to take the business forward", Juan Montes said
"2007 has been a challenging year for Telcogames and for many in the mobile games sector. We are delighted to have secured someone of Juan’s calibre joining us as Chairman. This will assist us greatly in continuing to drive growth as a business and addressing some of the institutional issues that remain in the sector. We see 2008 as the year for consolidation in the mobile games sector and Juan has a rare combination of M&A experience coupled with console and mobile video games sector expertise. This will prove invaluable to Telcogames now and in the future. "said Jamie Conyngham, CEO, Telcogames.
