Corporate | 10 January 2008 15:09
conVISUAL AG / Change of Personnel Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- conVISUAL Appoints Christine Luzano as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, conVISUAL US Marketing veteran named to head American sales and marketing activities for leading international mobile entity conVISUAL. conVISUAL (ISIN: DE0006204589), a full service provider for interactive mobile and voice services, today announced the appointment of Christine Luzano as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Americas, effective immediately. In this capacity, Ms. Luzano will lead conVISUAL’s sales and marketing activities in the Americas, with a focus on extending the company’s core competencies in mobile marketing. She reports directly to the managing board. 'Ms. Luzano has a long and impressive career in the brands and marketing industry and we are more than happy to welcome her on board of the conVISUAL management team,' said João Gonzaga, CTO and COO, conVISUAL. 'Ms. Luzano will be a critical factor in driving sales efforts and to complement recent milestones such as ESPN and Qualcomm. Over the course of over a decade, Ms. Luzano has worked with a diverse range of notable companies such as P&G, Heinz, Borden, Panasonic, Sony, among others. Her vast experience encompasses marketing, business development, international program distribution, and advertising. Prior to joining conVISUAL, Ms. Luzano was the Marketing Director for Lightworks Program Distribution (LPD), where she was responsible for the overall management and development of the LPD brand, as well as promoting its library of hundreds of hours of award-winning programming to domestic and international broadcasters, cable, digital, and satellite outlets through targeted advertising and public relations initiatives. Prior to joining LPD, Ms. Luzano was Founder and Senior Partner at Audela Communications, a vertically integrated consulting agency offering public relations, marketing, and branding strategy to various companies in the entertainment, lifestyle, consumer, media, and technology industries. Ms Luzano holds a B.A. in English Literature from Miami University, a Masters Degree in English Literature, and an MBA in Marketing. Ms. Luzano will be based in New York and Chicago and can be reached at christine.luzano@convisual.com. About conVISUAL conVISUAL is a leading international Full Service Provider for interactive mobile and voice services. conVISUAL opens the market of innovative and high-volume messaging services for network operators, TV broadcasters and stations, marketing agencies, brands and media companies, such as radio stations or publishers. Founded in October 2000 conVISUAL offers SMS, MMS, Voice and Video Services as well as Mobile Content and Gateway Services. Therefore conVISUAL provides both, the technical realization and the content issue. With offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, conVISUAL has established customer contacts reaching more than 300 million end users. conVISUAL provides interactive TV services for many TV stations, TV networks, and media companies throughout the world including ESPN International, NBC/Universal and MTV as well as several local U.S. TV stations. Contact: Sandra Wiewiorra Investor Relations Manager Telefon: +49 (208) 97695 - 807 E-Mail: sandra.wiewiorra@convisual.com 10.01.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ----------------------------------------------------------------------