Mobile search and advertising company Medio Systems has appointed technology veteran Robert P. Lilleness to the position of Chief Operating Officer. He will report to president and CEO Brian Lent.
Lilleness joins Medio from Universal Electronics, which develops software, firmware, chips, and consumer products for mass-market deployments in the cable and satellite, consumer electronics, computing and telecom industries, where he held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer.
During Lillenesss tenure, the company fortified its technology, tripled its patent portfolio, shipped over 100 new products, and expanded to serve other industries. As a result, revenue grew rapidly from $104 million in 2002 to over $230 million in 2006 and earnings more than doubled, resulting in a tripling of the companys stock price.Today, it is estimated that around 250 million people use Universals technology around the world.
We are excited to have Rob join the Medio team,” says Lent. His experience developing and launching consumer technology and digital media products to millions of end-users, combined with his stellar experience with scalable, high-availability systems will benefit all areas of the companys operations.”
Prior to his stint at Universal, Lilleness served as Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Trilogy Software a which develops enterprise-class, e-business software for Global 2000 corporations. Lilleness was also on the initial team that built the Windows Networking business at Microsoft where he served in a number of management roles. He was responsible for shipping multiple versions of Windows NT Server and helping to build the Windows networking business to over $500 million in sales. Lilleness started his career with Ernst and Young in Zurich, Switzerland.
With more than 3 billion cell phones in the world and expanding network capabilities, Medios leading technology in mobile search and advertising well positions the company to enrich millions of consumers mobile phone experience,” says Lilleness. Its great to be part of a company that is taking mobile to an entirely new level.”