C-Suite

Route Mobile UK appoints new Europe & Americas CEO

Cloud communications service provider Route Mobile (UK) on 16 May announced the appointment of John Owen as Chief Executive Officer of Europe and the Americas, with immediate effect. He will be responsible for executing Route Mobile's growth strategy in the regions and scaling the business efficiently and effectively as the company expands.

Owen has over 30 years of international senior executive leadership experience in global organisations. Prior to joining Route Mobile, he was Group Chief Executive Officer of digital transformation company Mastek for four years, and also held positions with government services provider Serco, Hewlett-Packard, TAZZ Networks, and Sycamore Networks.

He said of the new appointment: “Route Mobile has had a fantastic last few years with the IPO and operating success. I believe the future is even more exciting than its splendid performance till date.”

Rajdipkumar Gupta, Managing Director and Group CEO of parent company Route Mobile Limited said: “Following the successful IPO of Route Mobile, we have been clear that we will now want to strengthen our global management capacity and capability in order to support our growth aspirations. I am extremely pleased that we have attracted a seasoned professional like John who has an excellent track record as CEO.”

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