Miyowa, which specialises in mobile Instant Messaging (IM) client software, has announced the appointment of Jos de Kruijf as Chief Operating Officer and President. de Kruijf will report to Pascal Lorne, CEO and Co-founder of Miyowa. de Kruijf has been involved in the company as a board member since December 2006. He will now lead Miyowas product planning, customer operations, sales, strategic partnership, and design and development teams.
de Kruijf has extensive entrepreneurial experience within the IT industry and an impressive background in management of top-flight companies such as Adobe and  Nortel Networks. After founding Software.com Europe, he built Openwave EMEA from the ground up. More recently, he was Managing Director, European Operations of Desktop Standard. Prior to joining Miyowa, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager at mobile email company, Seven Networks International. 
I decided to join Miyowa because its technology is one of the most promising in the mobile industry, says de Kruijf. Its track record and client list are already very impressive in the mobile IM and presence space, which is effectively still only in its infancy. This sector is set to grow further and mature in 2008. I will do my utmost to strengthen Miyowa to bolster its world leading position.
Miyowa CEO and Chairman Pascal Lorne adds:
Since its creation in 2003, Miyowa has had four fantastic years and the future looks set to be even more promising.  This second phase of growth will see Miyowa reinforce its team with all the necessary experience and skills. We welcome Jos, whose background and high-level experience with mobile operators will be key in our continued success.
Miyowa plans to reinforce its sales team in the coming weeks by hiring area sales managers in Europe and Asia.