MORRISTOWN, NJ, November 3, 2011: TM Forum today announced the launch of the Ambassador Network, a global network of highly experienced industry professionals focused on mentoring senior executives at TM Forum member companies. This program offers executives within member companies expert guidance to ensure they achieve maximum value from TM Forum’s extensive resources for simplifying the complexity of running a service provider’s business.

The Ambassador Network allows TM Forum member companies to connect with knowledgeable executives that are well-versed in TM Forum’s Frameworx suite of standards and the Forum’s extensive assets and resources. The Ambassadors, who work on a voluntary basis, offer expert advice on achieving the maximum value from Frameworx and make recommendations on how members can work toward the development of solutions to common business issues through industry collaboration.

Keith Willetts, TM Forum’s Chairman, and Martin Creaner, TM Forum’s President and CEO invited the founding Ambassadors based on experience and knowledge of the TM Forum’s resources. The network is now in the process of being expanded with input and suggestions from the Forum’s Board of Directors.

The founding Ambassadors include:

·         Phil Dance, Founder and CEO, DGV Solutions Ltd.; former CIO for BT; TM Forum Distinguished Fellow; former TM Forum Board member

·         Tony Kalcina, Founder and Executive Director, Clarity; former member of TM Forum Advisory Council

·         Deepak V. Kanwar, Partner, Alcatel-Lucent; former TM Forum Advisory Council member

·         Stephen Newton, Industry Consultant and Seed Investor, Mogours Ltd.; member of TM Forum’s Executive Committee and the Finance Subcommittee

·         Colin Orviss, Founder, Parhelion Global Communications; former TM Forum Advisory Council member

·         Peter T. Sany, Chairman and CEO, itcps Management Consulting AG; former CIO for Deutsche Telekom AG; former Group CIO and Member of the Executive Board for Novartis; former TM Forum Board member

·         Gadi Solotorevsky Ph.D., CTO at cVidya Networks; Chair of the TM Forum Revenue Assurance Team; former TM Forum Advisory Council member

·         Makoto (Mac) Yoshida Ph.D., Professor IIIEE, The School of Engineering, the University Of Tokyo; former TM Forum Advisory Council member

“The Ambassador Network offers an up-close and personal view into how the TM Forum’s resources can help solve the strategic and operational challenges faced by service providers and suppliers,” said Phil Dance, Ambassador and former Board member, TM Forum. “As TM Forum’s members navigate today’s fast-paced industry transformation, they will benefit enormously from the mentorship the Ambassador Network provides.”

“As an industry association, connecting the industry and fostering collaborative innovation is an essential part of what the TM Forum does,” said Martin Creaner, president and CEO, TM Forum. “Our membership and portfolio of member benefits has grown significantly in recent years, and the Ambassador Network allows us to offer executives in our member companies a new level of expert advice on how the Forum can help simplify the complexity of their business."

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