NEW YORK CITY -- Elephant Talk Communications Corp. (NYSE MKT: ETAK) (“Elephant Talk” or the “Company”), a global provider of Software Defined Network Architecture (ET Software DNA 2.0) platforms and cyber security solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. Armin G. Hessler and Martin Zuurbier, the current CTO of Elephant Talk, as co-Presidents of its mobile platform business effective on April 1, 2015. Both will report to Mr. Steven van der Velden, Chairman and CEO.
Dr. Armin Hessler will join the Company from Vodafone Group Plc., where he currently serves as Head of Global Data Center Management and Service Excellence. Dr. Hessler has a commercial background of over 20 years in the telecommunications and IT industries at firms including Vodafone, Mannesmann AG, AT&T-Unisource and Telefónica de España. As co-President of the Elephant Talk mobile platform business, he will be responsible for Software Development, Business (Change) Management and Operations. Martin Zuurbier, who will continue in his role as CTO, has been instrumental in developing the Company’s virtualized Software DNA® 2.0 platform. He will assume the added responsibilities for Sales, Innovation & Technology and Vendor Management.
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