Renewed Vigour for WASPA Management Committee

Released: 13 April 2012

The 2012 Management Committee (Mancom) announced by the Wireless Application Service Providers' Association of SA (WASPA) looks much the same as the 2011 Mancom, except for the inclusion of Ryan Birkin who takes over from veteran Mancom member, Gavin Penkin.

While the names of the members of WASPA's Mancom for 2012 and the portfolios and working groups they will be responsible for are largely unchanged, members say their increased joint experience will stand the Association in good stead as its promotes its mandate of encouraging mobile uptake.

"South African mobile users will only explore the mobile content and applications offered by WASPA members if they feel comfortable and secure doing so.

"This means WASPA will continue promoting the industry as well as enforcing and refining its Code of Conduct," said WASPA chair Leon Perlman.

The new face on the WASPA mancom is Ryan Birkin who becomes chair of the Public Relations Working Group. "I am excited to represent WASPA, and our member WASPs, at a very public level. It is clear that both mobile consumers and the mobile industry are interested in what WASPA has to say. We will work hard to keep the two-way flow of communication open this year," said Mr Birkin. He is currently Interactive Director at eXactmobile.

The other 2012 Mancom members together with their areas of responsibility are as follows:

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