Experienced Telecommunications Executive to Lead Growth of Value Added Services Provider
ATLANTA, Ga., U.S.A. – November 29, 2010 – Movius Interactive Corporation, a global leader in value added communication services, announced today the appointment of Dominic A. Gomez as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mr. Gomez brings a diverse global telecommunications experience to help drive Movius’ worldwide growth. Prior to joining Movius, Mr. Gomez served as President of Purple Communications, a leading provider of text and video relay and on-site interpreting services. Mr. Gomez previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Hanaro Telecom Inc., a leading integrated telecommunications provider in Korea.
"I am excited to be joining the team at Movius," said Mr. Gomez. “Our innovative applications for mobile and fixed-line carriers in the areas of Converged Messaging, Notification Services, Unified Conferencing and Virtual Communications have us well positioned to meet the needs of carriers around the globe.”
Mr. Gomez comes to Movius with an impressive track record of growth and achievement. At Purple within six months he had increased the company’s video relay active users by 53% and monthly retail minutes by 25%; while at Hanaro Telecom he returned the company to profit, handled significant merger activity and launched and grew HanaTV – winning 800,000 customers within 18 months.
“Movius’ Board of Directors conducted a search for the ideal executive that would lead Movius forward,” added Augie Cruciotti, Movius Chairman of the Board. “We are confident that Dominic Gomez has the industry knowledge and demonstrated leadership we were seeking.”
Mr. Gomez is a graduate of the University of Southern California (BSc.) as well as Harvard Business School’s Executive Program for Management Development (PMD). He began his career at AT&T and has also held leadership positions at Qwest and TPG/Newbridge companies.