READING, England, September 4 /PRNewswire/ --

- Acision Continues to Strengthen Leadership Team to Capitalise on Global Success

READING, England, September 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Acision, the world's leading messaging company, announces the appointment of David King as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Starting immediately, King assumes responsibility for Acision's worldwide sales as well as the company's operations functions, to ensure continued growth.

Rory Buckley, Chief Executive for Acision, commented: "As Acision gains momentum in global markets I am delighted to welcome David who brings with him a wealth of international experience in some of the fastest growing markets including India, Brazil and China. David joins us at an important time to ensure we capitalise on the success we have experienced during our first year as Acision."

David King added: "I am excited to be working in such a dynamic market, where the increasing consumer demand for mobile data services and the complexity associated with quick, scalable high quality deployment is providing considerable opportunities for proven innovators like Acision."

David King is the latest addition to an experienced management team at Acision with the recent appointment of Gerard Delaney to Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Richard Lowe to General Manager for Europe.

David King joins Acision from UTStarcom, a global supplier of IP networking equipment, where he held the role of Senior Vice President of International Sales, Marketing & Operations. Prior to joining UTStarcom, King held the role of CEO for Visual Wireless, a Swedish telecom software company.

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About Acision

Acision is the world's leading messaging company, providing communication solutions for over 300 network operators and service providers globally.

Press Contacts: Jennifer Ballard, Marketing Communications Manager, Acision, Tel: +44(0)118-965-9407, Email: jennifer.ballard@acision.com ; Ruth Walters, Hotwire PR, Tel: +44(0)207-608-2500, Email: acision@hotwirepr.com