Mobiya names Duncan Dunlop as non-executive director
Promoting the growth of Mobile Classifieds in the UK
LONDON, UK, January 21, 2009: Mobiya today announced that Duncan Dunlop has joined the board of directors of Mobiya Holdings Limited as a non-executive director. Mr. Dunlop will advise and support the company as it brings its online classified and advertising technology to market.
Mobiya is pioneering mobile classifieds in Europe and already has a strong online presence after only three months since launching in the UK.
Mr. Dunlop joins the company as it scales its online content aggregation, indexing and distribution platform and rolls out new mobile interactivity and advertising products. Recent online growth has been phenomenal and Mobiya UK continues to achieve double digit growth week on week.
“Duncan Dunlop is a world-class expert in the online advertising and classified sector and is enormously respected throughout the industry. We are delighted to welcome him aboard” said Martin Davis, Chairman of Mobiya Holdings Limited.
Mr. Dunlop has extensive experience in developing online business models and currently oversees the UK operations of Oodle, a subsidiary of the world’s largest search company for classifieds. Through partnerships with leading classifieds operators Mr. Dunlop has grown Oodle’s search index from 900,000 listings in 2007 to over 4 million today. Additionally Oodle’s online traffic has grown through distribution deals with a number of the UK’s leading media companies.
“I joined Mobiya because I share their vision that mobile will become a significant channel in the classified industry. Mobiya is an early mover here and in a great position with an exciting technology roadmap and a management team with an awesome track record. Mobiya is already proving new business models,” said Duncan Dunlop.
Prior to Mobiya and Oodle, Mr. Dunlop held business development and product development roles at Yahoo! and Lycos and the emerging online divisions of large classified and directory companies including Yell and Touchlocal.com.
Mr. Dunlop is 42 and holds B.Sc. in Math’s and Physics from Durham University.
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