Mediation and messaging-solutions provider Openwave Systems has a new leader. Mike Mulica has been appointed CEO, effective immediately. Interim CEO Anne Brennan will continue in her role as chief financial officer.
Prior to joining California-based Openwave, Mulica served as president and head of Strategy and Corporate Development at Synchronoss, a provider of transaction management, cloud enablement and mobile connectivity services for connected devices. He has also served as president and CEO of Bridgeport Networks. In 2007, the World Economic Forum named him a Technology Pioneer, reflecting his 25 years in the technology and communications industry – including four years as a top sales executive with Openwave and its predecessor firm, Phone.com.
“Mike is a proven leader with a track record of delivering strong financial performance and value to shareholders," said Peter Feld, Openwave’s chairman of the board. “Both the Board and our management team firmly believe he has the leadership skills and industry expertise needed to oversee a successful turnaround at Openwave. We look forward to Mike’s leadership as we further our product strategy, continue to work to monetize our rich portfolio of intellectual property, and tightly control our costs to drive towards future profitability."
“I’m excited to re-join Openwave and to lead the company as we strive to deliver improved value to shareholders. My focus will be to quickly determine how Openwave’s product and intellectual property portfolio can help maximize its value to our customers, partners and the broader industry. We must continue to manage costs to drive towards future profitability and take advantage of the broad portfolio of intellectual property that is foundational to the mobile Internet," said Mulica.
