Openet, a global leader in the supply of real-time BSS and customer engagement systems, today announced the appointment of Shira Levine as product management director for policy.
Regarded as the industry’s leading analyst on policy management Shira will oversee the development, direction and business performance of Openet’s Policy Manager product.
Prior to joining Openet, Shira was directing analyst at IHS (formerly Infonetics), responsible for its service enablement and subscriber intelligence research service. As a consultant to service providers, vendors and the investment community, she helped clients identify new market opportunities and advised on positioning, product development, business plans and M&A activity.
Shira’s previous experience includes senior roles at both IDC and Stratecast analyst houses, where she led research for various segments of the market including telecoms analytics, service delivery platforms, mediation and revenue assurance. Before becoming an analyst, Shira was executive editor of America's network magazine covering OSS/BSS, network and service management, provisioning, customer care and billing.
Niall Norton, CEO at Openet
She is a widely recognised as a leading expert on policy management, with the proven ability to build profitable programs and grow businesses globally. Shira will help us identify and drive new opportunities within the policy market.