| Mumbai, India November 7, 2005 Coruscant
Tec, a leading mobile content and commerce provider announced today
that it has nominated Alex Kuruvilla, former Managing Director, MTV
Networks India & Executive Vice President MTV Networks Asia, as
a non executive member of the Board of Directors of the Company with
effect from October 2005.
In the advent of interactive technology, Alex will provide strategic
direction & learnings on innovative mobile content solutions
into new markets and to create product identities that have a wide
reaching impact on the youth of today.
Alex joins Probir Roy, Anand Rajaraman, Venky Harinarayan and Paavan
Duggal as a member of the Board of Directors. Probir is a 17 year
veteran of the IT & Internet industry having been associated
with Govt., Media/Broadcast and New Media buisnesses in leadership
positions. Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan are founding partners
of Cambrian Ventures.
Prior to Founding Cambrian in 2000, Anand was Director of Technology
at Amazon.com, responsible for technology strategy and advanced
technology initiatives. Venky was a General Manager at Amazon.com
and helped create Amazon.com's marketplace business. Paavan Duggal,
General Counsel is a practicing advocate in the Supreme Court of
India having specialised in the newly emerging field of Cyberlaw
& E-Commerce law.
Welcoming Alex Kuruvilla to the Board, Ajay Adiseshann, Managing
Director, Coruscant Tec, said "Alex brings with him, the rich
experience of creating one of the most successful youth channels
in Asia. We welcome his experience and wisdom to the Coruscant Board
and feel that his presence will add to the quality of debate and
decision making at the Board".
"The incredible pace at which innovation & growth is happening
in the mobile & wireless space makes it an exciting place for
me to be involved with. I was very impressed by the Coruscant team's
passion and I am very excited about the breakthrough ideas that
they are launching,said Alex Kuruvilla, commenting on his
association with the company.
Alex brings on Board world class experience in marketing/branding
and content. It is a privilege to have such brilliant and innovative
minds as members of our Board and brings closure to our Board composition.
said Probir Roy, Founder-Director, Coruscant Tec.
Alex Kuruvilla is well known for making desi cool. With a legacy
of a successful 17-year career in advertising, Alexs last
assignment involved spearheading the strategic direction and day-to-day
operations of MTV, Nickelodeon (Nick) and VH1 in India and South
East Asia.
Alexs manifold achievements have secured his nomination as
the Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in
2002. Alex has also featured in Business Indias People
To Watch Out For In The New Millennium. Alex is a regular
speaker at industry events organized by FICCI, CII, the Indian School
of Business.
About Coruscant Tec
Coruscant Tec, is a leading mobile solutions company focusing on
the areas of content and commerce. The company was set up in 2003
in Mumbai. Today, it has offices in Mumbai, Chennai and Palo Alto
(USA). The Company has alliances with several leading Indian and
International aggregators, telecom operators (telcos), financial
networks and banks to bring mobile content and commerce to Indian
mobile subscribers. Today, Coruscant Tec has a wide range of SMS,
WAP, BREW and JAVA content in the Indian market.
Coruscant Tec offers complete solutions from content supply to
content provisioning and content delivery to the consumer's handset
in any part of the world. Its strengths include rich experiences
in mobile and wireless domains, in-depth market know-how, proven
competence in content development and the ability to provide quality,
cost-effective software technology solutions using a wide array
of technologies and processes.
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