Keynote Appoints Erik Prusch, Clearwire CEO, to Board of Directors
Keynote Appoints Erik Prusch, Clearwire CEO, to Board of Directors
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keynote (NAS: KEYN) , the global leader in mobile and web cloud testing & monitoring, appointed to its board of directors Erik Prusch, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Clearwire Corporation (NAS: CLWR) .
Umang Gupta, Chairman and CEO of Keynote, said: "We welcome Erik to the Keynote board. He brings to us significant experience leading technology businesses with a focus on software and, more recently, wireless telecom. Throughout Erik's career, he has supported companies through rapid expansion, operational scaling, and growth financing. We believe his guidance will be most valuable, especially as mobile market adoption increases."
Prusch added, "As a pioneer in the Software-as-a-Service model, and now with a growing presence in mobile markets, Keynote is well positioned for long-term growth. I am pleased to add my software and wireless experience to Keynote's board and look forward to working with the board and management to scale the business."
Erik Prusch
Prusch has served as Clearwire's CEO since August 2011 and has served as a director of Clearwire since February 2012. Prior to being appointed as Chief Executive Officer in August 2011, Prusch served as Chief Operating Officer from March 2011 to August 2011 and Chief Financial Officer from August 2009 to March 2011. Since joining Clearwire, Prusch led efforts to raise over $6 billion in equity and debt to fund the company's growth. During his tenure, revenue increased by 427% to an annualized run rate of over $1.2 billion, the subscriber base grew by 1,352%, and margins improved by 80 percentage points through careful expense controls. Prior to Clearwire, Prusch served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Borland Software from December 2008 to July 2009, where he led the restructuring of the company and returned the business to profitability. Other leadership roles included VP of finance in Intuit's TurboTax division; CFO of Identix Incorporated; and VP and CFO, Finance and Operations at Gateway Computers, Incorporated. Prusch began his career at Touche Ross and PepsiCo. He holds a Bachelor of Administration degree from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
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About Keynote
Keynote® (NAS: KEYN) is the global leader in Internet and mobile cloud testing & monitoring. Keynote maintains the world's largest on-demand performance monitoring and testing infrastructure for Web and mobile sites comprised of over 7,000 measurement computers and mobile devices in over 275 locations around the world that enable companies to continuously improve the online and mobile experience. Known as 'The Mobile and Internet Performance Authority™,' Keynote offers three market-leading product platforms:
Keynote Perspective ® provides on-demand performance monitoring for enterprise Web and mobile sites including online portals, e-commerce sites and B2B sites. Over 2,000 customers rely on Keynote Perspective services to know precisely how their websites, content, and applications perform on actual browsers, networks, and mobile devices.
Keynote DeviceAnywhere ® is an enterprise-class, cloud-based, mobile application lifecycle management (ALM) testing & quality assurance platform. It is used by over 1,000 mobile developers and enterprises to deliver mobile applications, content and services faster while reducing downtime and testing costs.
Keynote SIGOS ® offers active end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) testing and monitoring solutions for mobile, fixed and VoIP communications. Its SITE and Global Roamer products are used by over 200 network operators, content providers, carriers and regulators in over 100 countries worldwide.
Keynote's 4,000 customers represent top Internet and mobile companies and include American Express, AT&T, Disney, eBay, E*TRADE, Expedia, Google, Microsoft, SonyEricsson, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Keynote Systems, Inc. is headquartered in San Mateo, California and can be reached at http://www.keynote.com/ or by phone in the U.S. at 1-800-KEYNOTE.
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