Trevor Healy’s destination next – Nexmo
Cloud communications company, Nexmo, has appointed mobile and communications expert Trevor Healy to its Board of Directors as Executive Chairman. In addition to his board position, Mr Healy will lead Nexmo’s corporate development team. In this capacity, his responsibilities will range from enterprise value creation to managing key industry relationships. He will also be instrumental in identifying strategic investments and companies for Nexmo to acquire.
“Nexmo is proud to welcome Trevor Healy to Nexmo as our Executive Chairman. Trevor is an established and lauded tech industry luminary with a keen understanding of innovation. In his new position, Trevor will be working closely with us here at Nexmo, helping us guide Nexmo to the next level while continuing Nexmo’s dedication to quality and customer satisfaction,” said Tony Jamous, CEO, Nexmo.
Until recently Mr Healy was Chief Executive Officer of Amobee, a digital advertising company, which was acquired by Singtel. Previously, he was Chief Innovation Officer and a Board Director of Telefónica Europe PLC. Prior to that, he was CEO of Jajah Inc, which was acquired by Telefónica. Before leading Jajah Inc, he was General Manager and Vice President at PayPal Inc, a division of eBay. As General Manager and Vice President at VeriSign, which was acquired by PayPal, he spearheaded the move for online shopping while helping to establish the VeriSign ‘check mark’ as the most recognisable, trusted brand online.
In addition, Mr Healy co-founded CelNX, which was also later acquired by VeriSign, started the US subsidiary of Trintech Inc, and held senior positions at Kindle Banking Systems, which was acquired by Mysys PLC.
“Cloud communications will be one of the most intriguing high growth market segments in next phase of computing. To me, Nexmo is the leader in this market. I joined the team at Nexmo because they have the best customer list, the best platform and the best management team in place. We will now expand aggressively, both organically and through smart acquisitions,” added Mr Healy.
