Nexmo, the leading cloud communications company, providing innovative communication APIs that bridge traditional voice and text services, yesterday announced the appointment of Amobee's ex-CEO Trevor Healy to its Board of Directors as Executive Chairman. In addition to his board position, Healy will lead Nexmo’s corporate development team. In this capacity, Healy’s responsibilities ranges from enterprise value creation, to managing key industry relationships and Healy will also be instrumental in identifying strategic investments and companies for Nexmo to acquire.
Prior to Amobee, Healy was Chief Innovation Officer and a Board Director of Telefónica Europe. He was the CEO of Jajah, which was acquired by Telefónica and before that was General Manager and Vice President at PayPal, a division of eBay. As a general manager and vice president at VeriSign, which was acquired by PayPal, he spearheaded the move for online shopping while helping to establish the VeriSign “check mark” as the most recognizable, trusted brand online. In addition, Healy co-founded CelNX, which was also later acquired by VeriSign apart from starting the U.S. subsidiary of Trintech and holding senior positions at Kindle Banking Systems, which was acquired by Mysys PLC.
Healy has also served as in board member and advisor roles with Onavo (Facebook), Cotendo (Akamai), and Kontera (Amobee).
Tony Jamous, CEO, Nexmo
Nexmo is proud to welcome Trevor Healy to Nexmo as our Executive Chairman. Trevor is an established and lauded tech industry luminary with a keen understanding of innovation. In his new position, Trevor will be working closely with us here at Nexmo, helping us guide Nexmo to the next level while continuing Nexmo’s dedication to quality and customer satisfaction.
Trevor Healy
Cloud communications will be one of the most intriguing high growth market segments in next phase of computing. To me, Nexmo is the leader in this market. I joined the team at Nexmo because they have the best customer list, the best platform and the best management team in place. We will now expand aggressively, both organically and through smart acquisitions.
