Management & Strategy

NQ Mobile Lures Windows Mobile Exec to Head Products

Mobile security firm, NQ Mobile, today announced that Gavin Kim has joined the company as Chief Product Officer. In the created newly position, Kim will lead the company’s product, solutions and strategic partnerships, providing new opportunities for customer and business growth in the United States and global markets.

Mike Lennon

April 23, 2012

K Gavin Kim, NQ Mobile im comes to NQ Mobile from Microsoft, where he recently served as General Manager for Windows Phone Product Marketing, leading the software giant’s product marketing and platform planning teams as well as Windows Phone application and developer ecosystem efforts.

Previous to Microsoft, Gavin held senior leadership positions with Samsung Mobile as Vice President of Content, Services and Enterprise Business, as well as with Motorola and Advanced Technology Ventures.

“As a true innovator in the mobile technology industry, Gavin’s proven track record of providing high level leadership to the biggest names in mobile technology makes him the perfect addition to our growing family of talented professionals,” said Omar Khan, Co-Chief Executive Officer, NQ Mobile.

Written By Mike Lennon

For more than 10 years, Mike Lennon has been closely monitoring the threat landscape and analyzing trends in the National Security and enterprise cybersecurity space. In his role at SecurityWeek, he oversees the editorial direction of the publication and is the Director of several leading security industry conferences around the world.

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