London, UK - February 18, 2015: Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, today announced the appointment of Steve Summers as Market Unit Head for the Europe region. Steve will be based out of London office.

Steve will be responsible for formulating and implementing sales strategy for the company in Europe. With this appointment Mahindra Comviva is aggressively focusing on extending its footprint across Europe to achieve the next growth phase.

Commenting on the appointment, Patrick Allainguillaume, Global Market Unit Head at Mahindra Comviva said, "I am elated to welcome Steve on board as we continue our focus on the European region. Steve brings with him more than 25 years of experience in sales and management. We are confident he will emerge as one of the key pillars of our leadership team and help us achieve our growth in the region."

Expressing his joy in joining Mahindra Comviva, Steve Summers said, "I am pleased to be joining Mahindra Comviva, at a point where opening new markets is one of the key parameters of their growth phase. I look forward to heading the market unit for the European region and working closely with the existing team."

Steve is an industry veteran with over 25 years' experience particularly in sales management, many of which in the Mobile VAS space. In the past, Steve was SVP of Global Sales at Movius Corporation, a leader in Converged Messaging and next generation mobile applications. Steve has also held senior executive positions at Neustar, Comverse, Airwide Solutions (now Mavenir) and Openwave.

A natural entrepreneur, Steve has a consistent track record of selling at the highest level on a global basis; delivering complex and game-changing applications that bring high value and market differentiation.

Mahindra Comviva will be present at GSMA Mobile World Congress Barcelona at Hall No. 5, Booth no. 5G51.

About Mahindra Comviva

Mahindra Comviva is the global leader in providing mobility solutions. It is a subsidiary of Tech Mahindra and a part of the USD 16.5 billion Mahindra Group. With an extensive portfolio spanning mobile finance, content, infotainment, messaging and mobile data solutions, Mahindra Comviva enables service providers to enhance customer experience, rationalize costs and accelerate revenue growth. Its mobility solutions are deployed by over 130 mobile service providers and financial institutions in over 90 countries, transforming the lives of over a billion people across the world.
For more information, please visit www.mahindracomviva.com

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