iconectiv Appoints Mobile Industry Veteran Michael O’Brien as Chief Product Officer

O’Brien to focus on growing business and expanding into new markets, including business-to-consumer

• What’s the News: Communications industry veteran Michael O’Brien joined iconectiv as Chief Product Officer, where he will lead product development and focus on growing the business into new markets.
• Why it Matters: iconectiv is continuing to grow its product portfolio and execute on its trusted communications strategy. By bringing on O’Brien, the company looks to continue identifying new market opportunities that will further drive this strategic growth and business expansion.
• Who’s it for: iconectiv works closely with private and government organizations. This includes communications service providers, regulators, enterprises, aggregators and content providers.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iconectiv, an authoritative partner of the global communications industry, has named veteran mobile communications industry executive Michael O’Brien as Chief Product Officer.

O’Brien will be responsible for executing the company’s strategy and driving new pathways of sustainable growth. This includes focusing on the wide range of potential opportunities in the business-to-consumer (B2C) market. iconectiv has already expanded its trusted communications platform, TruReach, which is enabling businesses to strengthen consumer engagement across all communication channels—text, voice and Rich Communication Services (RCS). With more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in the telecommunications and mobile industries, O’Brien brings a proven ability to identify new market opportunities that will further drive this strategic growth and business expansion.

“iconectiv is fully committed to expanding our leadership in trusted communications. In order to do that we are adding experts to the team who can help move that strategy forward—especially in the B2C market,” said iconectiv CEO Richard Jacowleff. “Michael’s collaborative leadership style, experience and professional network will help us accelerate that growth and align our efforts with future trends and technology.”

Prior to iconectiv, O’Brien served as Group Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development at Syniverse, where he had a distinguished career in a variety of roles including marketing, operations and product management. He has served on the board of directors for various mobile industry associations including CTIA Wireless Foundation, Mobile Giving Foundation and Competitive Carriers Association (CCA). O’Brien was also recently named one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in the Roaming and Interconnect Industry by Rocco Research.

“I am honored to join such an incredible team,” said O’Brien. “iconectiv’s deep-rooted intelligence in number management, its role enabling trust and verified communications worldwide, and its authority in fraud mitigation and prevention present significant opportunities to usher in—and protect—the next wave of trusted B2C communication.”

For more information, visit: www.iconectiv.com.

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Your business and your customers need to access and exchange information simply, seamlessly and securely. iconectiv’s extensive experience in information services and its unmatched numbering intelligence helps you do just that. In fact, more than 2 billion people count on our platforms each day to keep their networks, devices and applications connected. Our cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions span network and operations management, numbering, trusted communications and fraud prevention. For more information, visit www.iconectiv.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.