Acision Appoints Michael Frausing as its New Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific

AsiaNet 51413

SINGAPORE, Nov 19, 2012 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    Seasoned telecoms specialist joins Acision as regional head to lead business

    operations, drive growth and enrich the customer experience in APAC

    Acision [http://www.acision.com ], the global leader in mobile messaging,

today announced the appointment of Michael Frausing to the position of Senior

Vice President and General Manager for its Asia Pacific region. Based in

Singapore, Frausing will be responsible for managing Acision's local business

operations and will play a pivotal role in cultivating customer and employee

relationships, strengthening the company's regional presence and bolstering the

business.

    As an industry expert who has worked in telecommunications for 25 years,

Michael brings a wealth of capability and knowledge to Acision having

successfully driven revenue growth and strategic account acquisition with

leading wireless and telecommunications service providers worldwide. Prior to

joining Acision, Michael was the head of global sales at GE, where he focused

on energy storage for the telecom, grid and UPS segments and helped implement

strategies to grow the sales team, as well as penetrate and increase market

share. Michael also worked at LGC Wireless where he grew sales from $12 million

to over $100 million in less than a five year period. He also spent 15 years at

Ericsson in various sales leadership positions, primarily selling a broad range

of telecommunications solutions to carriers worldwide.

    "Michael's leadership position comes at a crucial time for Acision as we

nurture relationships with our local customers and support them as they start

to deploy IP and Enterprise Messaging solutions in the region. His wealth of

experience will be an asset to the team as we make important steps in shaping

our business and building our expertise in messaging services," said Jorgen

Nilsson, Chief Executive at Acision. "Michael's exceptional track record across

many different markets including APAC means he understands the cultures and

salient points in driving success and credibility, and will be instrumental in

taking our business to greater heights as we push out a range of new messaging

services in this market."

    "I am committed to expanding Acision's Asia Pacific footprint and creating

new avenues for customer growth," said, Frausing. "My main focus will be to

position Acision as a driver of innovation and leverage on our expertise in

mobile messaging to create new opportunities in an evolving mobile ecosystem.

As Asia Pac always has, and continues to be, an early adopter and driving force

of new technology, I am looking forward to working with the team and our

customers to introduce some of our new, innovative messaging propositions and

ensure their success in this market."

    NOTES TO EDITORS

    About Acision

    As the global leader in mobile messaging, Acision connects the world by

powering relevant, seamless messaging services, which enrich the mobile

communications experience and create new opportunities for carriers and

enterprises across the world. For more information, visit Acision at

http://www.acision.com

    SOURCE: Acision UK Ltd