September 11, 2007 at 10:36 am · Authored by Alex · Filed under People, SMS

Bubble Motion, providers of Voice SMS product BubbleTalk, have appointed Tom Clayton as CEO and President with immediate effect.

According to the company, Clayton - previously the Worldwide General Manager for BEA Systems’ Telecom business - was appointed to the role based on his track record of success across a number of high profile leadership roles and his ability o thrive in entrepreneurial positions. In his various roles, Tom onsistently succeeded in rapidly building very loyal, high-calibre rganizations which capitalized on high-growth markets. Prior to BEA Systems, Tom also consulted at the very highest levels of Government and business and has attended some of the world’s leading universities including Harvard Business School and UC Berkeley.

Gaurav Garg at Sequoia Capital commented: “Tom’s appointment is great for Bubble Motion and for the whole of the Voice SMS market. Tom has consistently delivered incredible results and growth in numerous early stage markets and he understands the dynamics of the global telecom market extremely well. Looking at the quality of the management team and the technology that they are pioneering, I think it is fair to expect great things from Bubble Motion.”

Tom Clayton, CEO and President, Bubble Motion said: “Many industry observers see a very bright future for ‘Voice SMS’ and I agree with them. I particularly admire Bubble Motion for having the vision and skills to create and grow a new sector in the way that they have. All that, combined with the quality of the management team and its investors made me sure that this was a company that I wanted to be involved with.”

Bill Crawley, VP Bubble Motion commented: “Candidates of Tom’s quality do not come along very often, so we are thrilled that he will be joining us. I think it is testament to the quality of our technology vision and our current team that we have been able to attract such an excellent candidate.”