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Infobip Appoints Gustav as Group President of North America and Secures Top Spot in Metrigy’s CPaaS MetriRank Report

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The company is pleased to announce its top-ranking position in Metrigy’s inaugural Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) MetriRank report and continued expansion of the company’s leadership team for the region.

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  • The company is pleased to announce its top-ranking position in Metrigy’s inaugural Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) MetriRank report and continued expansion of the company’s leadership team for the region.
  • Infobip has selected Ethan Gustav as the new Group President of North America.
  • “I am both confident and excited about the investments Infobip is making in CPaaS in North America.
  • In addition to these key U.S. appointments, Infobip has achieved a major milestone by securing the top spot in Metrigy’s CPaaS MetriRank report.

Garth Billstin Named Vice President of Sales for SurgePays

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

BARTLETT, Tenn., Jan. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D. Garth Billstin, a senior sales and business development executive, has been appointed vice president of sales of SurgePays, Inc. (Nasdaq: SURG) (“SurgePays” or the “Company”).

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  • BARTLETT, Tenn., Jan. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- D. Garth Billstin, a senior sales and business development executive, has been appointed vice president of sales of SurgePays, Inc. (Nasdaq: SURG) (“SurgePays” or the “Company”).
  • He will work with SurgePays President Jeremy Gies to expand the company’s network of convenience stores as well as increase revenues from its current and expanding suite of prepaid wireless subscriber services.
  • It’s an underserved market that continues to grow, especially in today’s economic environment,” said Billstin.
  • “Our sales pipeline is busting at the seams, which makes Garth a great addition at the perfect time to maximize so many opportunities simultaneously and effectively scale growth in 2024,” said Jeremy Gies, President of SurgePays.

Infobip Recognized as Communications Platform Leader by Analyst Firm Gartner®

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Global cloud communications platform Infobip has been named a Leader in the Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) market by analyst firm Gartner.

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  • Global cloud communications platform Infobip has been named a Leader in the Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) market by analyst firm Gartner.
  • In the first Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPaaS, Infobip is recognized as a Leader for its overall completeness of vision and ability to execute.1
    In its Competitive Landscape CPaaS report, Gartner said: “the communications platform as a service market is evolving beyond APIs to encompass the entire customer journey.
  • Infobip Experiences enables organizations to orchestrate customer journeys and save time with a library of journey templates from onboarding and engagement to retention and loyalty.
  • Silvio Kutić, CEO at Infobip, said: “We believe the Gartner recognition of Infobip as a Leader in the CPaaS market reflects the investments we’re making to provide innovative new products and services alongside our global reach and scale.

Infobip appoints Richard Kraska as Chief Financial Officer as it continues to target ambitious profitable growth

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Global cloud communications platform Infobip has appointed Richard Kraska as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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  • Global cloud communications platform Infobip has appointed Richard Kraska as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • Richard is a seasoned finance professional who has previously held CFO roles at several fast-growth software businesses.
  • He will lead Infobip’s finance team as it enters a new phase of ambitious profitable growth and cements its position as the leading full-stack omnichannel communications platform for every platform.
  • Before this, he was CFO of the IT business Rocket Software, where he led significant transformations within the finance function to drive overall business growth.

Infobip Appoints Vice President of Marketing and Growth to Support Ambitious Targets

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Friday, December 16, 2022

Global cloud communications platform Infobip has appointed Ben Lewis as Vice President of Marketing and Growth.

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  • Global cloud communications platform Infobip has appointed Ben Lewis as Vice President of Marketing and Growth.
  • Ben will lead Infobips global marketing and growth function and is responsible for increasing the firms market share and brand awareness to meet its ambitious growth targets.
  • He will also enhance Infobips customer marketing and growth capabilities by, for instance, introducing new initiatives such as account-based marketing.
  • Ivan Ostoji, Chief Business Officer at Infobip, said: Infobip is focused on profitable growth, and the marketing and growth team is critical to our success.

Infobip completes Peerless Network acquisition strengthening its U.S. and global offer

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Infobip , the global cloud communications platform, has completed the purchase of global Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider Peerless Network, having received federal and state level regulatory approvals.

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  • Infobip , the global cloud communications platform, has completed the purchase of global Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider Peerless Network, having received federal and state level regulatory approvals.
  • As a result of the deal, Infobips clients can now access the U.S. market through Peerless Network, whose nationwide voice network covers 98% of Americans across 49 states.
  • Infobip has a great reputation for reliability, a good price-quality ratio based on its large number of direct connections.
  • Combined with our leading voice network, we now offer a one-stop shop for omnichannel communications, said John Barnicle, CEO of Peerless Network.

Symend appoints former CEO of OpenMarket Jonathan Morgan as Chief Growth Officer to accelerate rapid growth

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

CALGARY, AB, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Symend, a leader in behavioral science based digital customer engagement, today announced Jonathan Morgan, former CEO of OpenMarket, is joining the company as Chief Growth Officer.

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  • CALGARY, AB, Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Symend, a leader in behavioral science based digital customer engagement, today announced Jonathan Morgan, former CEO of OpenMarket, is joining the company as Chief Growth Officer.
  • "I'm thrilled to have Jonathan join Symend's world-class leadership team to further enable its growth trajectory," said Hanif Joshaghani, CEO and Co-Founder of Symend.
  • Symend is truly creating a new standard for leaders in customer experience, and I am thrilled to be joining the team to enable the full growth potential of Symend's behavioral engagement platform," said Jonathan Morgan, Chief Growth Officer at Symend.
  • Morgan joins Symend's growing world-class executive team along with other recent additions and appointments, including Vivian Farris, Chief People Officer , PehKeong Teh, Chief Product Officer , and Corey Scobie, Chief Technology Officer.

NetBase Quid Appoints Seujan Bertram as Chief Operating Officer

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NetBase Quid , a global leader in AI-powered consumer and market intelligence, today announced that Seujan Bertram has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NetBase Quid , a global leader in AI-powered consumer and market intelligence, today announced that Seujan Bertram has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer.
  • NetBase Quid is proud to announce that Seujan Bertram has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer.
  • As Chief Operating Officer, she will be responsible for Account Management, Business Analytics, Customer Success, Customer Experience, Consulting, and Professional Services.
  • She brings over 25 years of diverse leadership experience with a strategic people-first approach to her new role as Chief Operating Officer.

Infobip Continues Exponential Growth Journey with Definitive Agreement to Purchase Peerless Network and Raises Additional $500m

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Peerless Network management will roll parts of its holdings into Infobip.

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  • Peerless Network management will roll parts of its holdings into Infobip.
  • With its own nationwide voice network, Peerless Network is trusted by enterprises, Fortune 500 companies, world-leading MNOs, MVNOs and IXCs, and the nations largest CLECs and VOIP Service Providers.
  • For more than a decade, Peerless Network has been delivering the most agile, cost-effective, simple-to-deploy voice solutions, and unmatched customer service to meet work-from anywhere business needs.
  • This acquisition will, among other things, enable Peerless Network to comprehensively support its customers with their international needs outside of US.

Infobip Recognized as The Established Leader in Juniper’s Competitor Leaderboard for CPaaS

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Global communications company Infobip has been ranked the leading service provider in CPaaS by Juniper Research in its new Competitor Leaderboard of CPaaS Vendors, placing top for breadth and range of product as well as for capacity.

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  • Global communications company Infobip has been ranked the leading service provider in CPaaS by Juniper Research in its new Competitor Leaderboard of CPaaS Vendors, placing top for breadth and range of product as well as for capacity.
  • By building a rapport with developers and offering a self-service portal, Infobip has an opportunity to boost the visibility of their solutions.
  • Importantly, the study made a special mention of Infobips full CPaaS offering being made available on Microsoft Azure in March 2021.
  • Infobip was established in 2006 and is led by its co-founders, CEO Silvio Kuti, Roberto Kuti and Izabel Jeleni.