Nexmo Expands Leadership Team to Continue Significant Global Growth

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexmo, the leading cloud communications platform provider, today announced the addition of a chief marketing officer and a chief financial officer to help support its record-breaking growth. The cloud communications space is expected to continue to grow at tremendous rates, with IDC forecasting the market will grow to reach $7.5 billion in 2018. Nexmo is well-positioned to be the leader in this space with its superior global cloud communications platform, fast growing customer base and industry expertise.

"I am thrilled to welcome Lewis and Gabi to Nexmo," said Tony Jamous, CEO, Nexmo. "Both of them personify our company values of being disruptive, having a passion for impact, valuing our customer's success as much as our own, and having the integrity and focus to get things done. With their help, we will continue to lead and revolutionize the cloud communications space."

Lewis W. Black recently joined Nexmo as chief financial officer where he is overseeing Finance, People & Culture and Legal. Lewis joined Nexmo from Citrix Systems where he was most recently the Vice President of Finance & Operations for the Enterprise and Service Provider Division. Prior to Citrix, Lewis held leadership roles at industry leaders such as AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Avaya.

"Nexmo has demonstrated impressive growth on a global scale in the global cloud communications space," said Lewis W. Black, CFO of Nexmo. "Its rich customer base, robust communications platform and global scalability will be the catalyst for its next phase of growth."

Gabi Schindler recently joined Nexmo as chief marketing officer and is responsible for global marketing and communications. Gabi joined Nexmo from Amobee, where she was also chief marketing officer and helped establish the company as the leader in mobile advertising. Prior to Amobee, Gabi held marketing leadership roles at Fortune 100 and renowned startups like Apple Computer, AT&T, Saba Software and PalmSource.

"I have long admired Nexmo's disruptive approach to be the leader in the global cloud communications space, and I'm excited to work with such a talented, global team as we continue to raise the bar in the industry," said Gabi Schindler, CMO of Nexmo.

About Nexmo
Nexmo provides innovative communication APIs that bridge traditional voice and text services with cloud communications. Nexmo enables applications and enterprises to make phone calls or send and receive text messages with ease to improve user experiences, no matter where in the world customers are located. High-volume communication companies such as Alibaba, Airbnb, Line and Viber send millions of messages per month using Nexmo APIs.

Nexmo was recognized by analyst firm Gartner as a 2014 Cool Vendor in Communication Services and named to 2014 Hottest Companies in San Francisco by Lead411. www.nexmo.com.

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