MEF Announces LATAM Board

The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), has announced the results of the election for its inaugural LATAM Board.
MEFs LATAM Chapter was launched in November 2009 to accelerate the growth of mobile media and  entertainment across the region, by creating dialogue between the industry and regulators, as well as driving initiatives that promote best practice and sustainable business solutions. The newly-elected board was elected to a two year term, and consists of industry leaders across Latin America with expertise spanning the mobile, media, entertainment and services industries.
Ron Czerny, CEO of Playphone, has been elected Chairman of MEF LATAM. He says: I am delighted to be voted Chairman of MEF LATAM and welcome our very experienced board of directors, a group which represent the interests of the entire mobile entertainment value chain. We will be building upon MEFs expertise in fostering collaboration between the industry and regulators to promote sustainable business models and ensure that regulation is proportional to protect and grow members revenues and safeguard consumers.
The full MEF LATAM Board 2010 is as follows:
Chairman: Ron Czerny, Founder & CEO, Playphone
Vice-Chair: Jorge Partidas, Co-Founder & CEO, WAU Mvil
Directors:
Rafaela Furtado, Mobile Business Manager, Abril Digital
Ana Paula Lima, Sales Director VAS, Spring Wireless
Jose Mannis, Founder & General Manager, MOBINT
Eric Nice, CEO, Arvato
Paulo Pessoa, General Manager, TIM w.e
Luca Ruju, General Manager, Zero9 Brazil
Filippo Satolli, Regional Mobile Director LATAM BU Dada.net, Dada SpA
Seth Schachner,Vice President, Digital Business, Latin Region, Sony Music Entertainment
Pieter van Dijk, Partner, Advisory, Performance & Technology, KPMG
Roberto Vila Nova, Strategy & Business Development, Director, Nokia