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Verve Wireless taps Tom MacIsaac as CEO

Mobile publishing and advertising solutions provider Verve Wireless named Tom MacIsaac as CEO, with co-founder and previous chief executive Art Howe remaining as chairman of the firm's board.

AdMob founder Omar Hamoui leaves Google

Roughly a year after Google first agreed to acquire mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, AdMob founder and CEO Omar Hamoui is leaving the digital services giant, citing personal

American Express taps Sprint execs to lead mobile finance efforts

Financial services giant American Express has hired former Sprint/Virgin Mobile USA chief operations officer David Messenger to serve as executive vice president and head of its new Online and Mobile

NeoMedia names Laura Marriott acting CEO

Mobile barcode scanning solutions provider NeoMedia Technologies named Laura Marriott as acting CEO--Iain McCready, appointed CEO in May 2008, is stepping down to pursue other interests. Marriott

Yahoo exec exodus continues as mobile head Katz departs

Yahoo Mobile vice president David Katz is the latest high-ranking mobile executive to exit the beleaguered digital services provider, All Things Digital reports. Sources say the move is part of a

Lee Williams resigns as Symbian Foundation director

Lee Williams has resigned his post as executive director of the Symbian Foundation, the non-profit initiative charged with overseeing the Symbian smartphone platform. Williams cites personal reasons

Mobile Marketing Association taps Greg Stuart as CEO

Nonprofit industry trade group the Mobile Marketing Association named Greg Stuart its new president and CEO, effective immediately. Stuart served as president and CEO of the Interactive Advertising

Twitter promotes Costolo to CEO after Williams resigns

Twitter promoted COO Dick Costolo to lead the company after co-founder and CEO Evan Williams resigned to focus on the microblogging phenom's product strategy efforts. Williams announced the move in a

Disney taps Pleasants and Pitaro to lead digital content unit

The Walt Disney Company named John Pleasants and James Pitaro co-presidents of its Walt Disney Interactive Media Group unit, replacing former group president Steve Wadsworth, who resigned last month.

Microsoft promotes Lees to Mobile Communications Business chief

Following the retirement of longtime Entertainment and Devices president Robbie Bach, Microsoft promoted senior vice president Andrew Lees to the role of Mobile Communications Business president,