Mark Ewen

Current

• President at Zoove

Past

• Venture Partner at Acta Wireless
• Senior Vice President, Global Sales at Motricity
• Area VP of Sales at Openwave

• Director of Sales at Phone.com
• Director of Sales at NETCOM
• Territory Manager at Oracle
• Systems Analyst at Eli Lilly

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Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Wireless

Mark Ewen’s Summary

Mark has been involved in the mobile/wireless web/media world since '96 when he joined Unwired Planet in after stints with Oracle & NETCOM. Unwired Planet changed it's name to Phone.com in April ‘99 prior to the June ‘99 IPO. After many acquisitions including Onebox, APiON, Paragon, @Motion, etc, Phone.com merged with Software.com & changed it's name to Openwave in late ‘00.

In early ‘03, Mark joined Pinpoint Networks. Pinpoint merged with Power By Hand in ‘04 & changed the company name to Motricity which then acquired the mobile assets of Infospace.

In early '06, Mark joined Acta Wireless (an investment/advisory firm) to help grow new mobile/wireless ventures. One of those ventures is called Zoove (formerly Teleractive) based in Palo Alto, CA. Zoove has developed a direct response platform that is directly integrated to the wireless networks (via SS7). Zoove's technology enables an abbreviated dialing namespace for codes such as **SEARCH (**732724), or **COKE (**2653), for fast/easy access to data & voice services via a mobile phone. In February '08, Mark joined Zoove to focus 100% of his energy to this exciting new opportunity.

Mark Ewen’s Specialties:

Management, Evangelism, Sales, Business Development, Negotiation, Operations, Go to Market Planning

Mark Ewen’s Experience

• President

  Zoove

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

• Venture Partner

  Acta Wireless

  (Wireless industry)

  April 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 11 months)

• Senior Vice President, Global Sales

  Motricity

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Wireless industry)

  March 2003 — March 2006 (3 years 1 month)

• Area VP of Sales

  Openwave

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; OPWV; Wireless industry)

  July 1996 — March 2003 (6 years 9 months)

• Director of Sales

  Phone.com

  (Public Company; Wireless industry)

  1996 — 2000 (4 years )

• Director of Sales

  NETCOM

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

• Territory Manager

  Oracle

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1993 — 1995 (2 years )

• Systems Analyst

  Eli Lilly

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LLY; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  1986 — 1988 (2 years )

Mark Ewen’s Education

• Indiana University Bloomington

  BS , 1981 — 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Gamma Delta (Zeta Fiji), Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lamda Delta, Interfraternity Council, Studen Alumni Council, "Up With People" (a one year exchange type program)

Additional Information

Mark Ewen’s Interests:

Golf, tennis, squash, triathlons, SCUBA

Mark Ewen’s Groups:

Indiana University Alumni

•    Pinpoint Networks Alumni Group
•    Motricity Alumni (MoAlum)

Mark Ewen’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
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