Codethink Names Gabriel Vizzard Vice-President of Business Development and Marketing

Mobile telecommunications, open source software, embedded systems and large systems/cloud computing veteran will spearhead new business initiatives.Manchester, United Kingdom 4 February 2012

Mr Vizzard is responsible for marketing, business development and solutions/product strategy for Codethink worldwide. A veteran of the IT and telecommunications industries, he started his career with telecommunications policy and economics at graduate school followed by software, hardware and services business development for IBM to a wide range of enterprises, especially wireless service providers, in Europe and worldwide.

Gabriel Vizzard most recently provided business development and strategy consulting services involving mobile semiconductor supply chains, mobile and embedded device product development, open source software business strategies and mobile advertising. Prior to that he had served as a board member, chief marketing officer and acting CEO for LastMile Communications Ltd, a mobile content delivery and broadband radio products company.

As IBM’s global leader for wireless broadband solutions Gabriel Vizzard led a global team which successfully launched innovative services solutions to a range of clients segments. Before at IBM he managed partner alliances, where he created the first ISV partner programs for Java and the Internet. Prior to working at IBM, Mr Vizzard served in a variety of IT industry positions, both creating and selling solutions.

Very strong software engineering team

"Codethink has built a very strong software engineering team and is ready to expand its offerings. To accomplish this we're thrilled to have someone with Gabriel's calibre, depth and breadth of experience to lead our business development, marketing and strategy," says Codethink CEO Paul Sherwood. "His experience with embedded systems, mobile telecommunications and cloud computing will be essential in our efforts to raise awareness of our software engineering services, solutions and, in the near future to come, new products for wireless telecommunications companies, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and medical products companies."

    Gabriel has a BA in Communications Studies from the University of California at San Diego where he graduated with honours. He has as well successfully completed coursework for a Masters degree in Communications Studies specializing in telecommunications policy.

Customers range from innovative start-ups to household names - they turn to Codethink for specific expertise, difficult projects or to help meet deadlines. Codethink’s engineers help customers achieve their technical, applications and system software goals - where complexity, innovation constraints or project deadlines drive a need for exceptional software engineering.