Acision Appoints Basil Geoghegan as Chief Development Officer
12/08/2010 14:21
PR Newswire
READING, England, August 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --
- Former Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs MD Joins World Leader in Mobile
Data to Drive Forward Strategic Corporate Expansion
Acision, a world leader in mobile data, today announced the appointment
of investment banker, Basil Geoghegan, to the position of Chief Development
Officer. Geoghegan joins Acision with more than 15 years' experience in the
financial sector, having occupied MD positions at two of the world's leading
investment banking houses, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. In his role at
Acision, Geoghegan will be responsible for the company's growth strategy,
corporate finance and future development of the business.
Geoghegan worked at Goldman Sachs for nearly 14 years, culminating in the
position of MD of its London-based Financial Institutions Group, before
joining Deutsche Bank in 2009, where he was responsible for supporting all of
the firm's UK and Irish investment banking clients. During his tenure at both
companies, Geoghegan advised leading blue-chip companies across multiple
sectors (including banking, aerospace and technology) on a broad range of
financial issues including IPOs, mergers and acquisitions and rights
restructuring.
"Basil is a tremendous hire to our business and with his high profile and
level of expertise in the financial sector, he is an invaluable asset to the
company as we seek to further bolster our global market position in the
mobile communications industry," commented, Rory Buckley, Chief Executive at
Acision. "Basil's experience in advising a broad range of leading private
sector organisations on key financial issues will be fundamental to
stimulating Acision's ongoing growth."
Basil Geoghegan said: "Acision's heritage in mobile messaging, combined
with its experience in delivering high-quality and reliable mobile data
solutions to an extensive global customer base, has helped it to establish a
strong position in the mobile market. My focus will be to reinforce its
position in mobile data while driving forward the expansion of the company
through strategic financial development."
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Acision
As a world leader in mobile data, Acision powers innovation and
profitable growth in mobile data services. As a pioneer of mobile messaging,
Acision's real time mobile data solutions support its customers worldwide to
drive new revenues with innovative services while controlling, optimising and
monetising data traffic. For more information, visit Acision at
http://www.acision.com
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