June 23, 2014
Comings & Goings: snom Names New CEO
By
Tara Seals
TMCnet Contributor
snom technology AG (News - Alert), a developer of IP desktop business phones, has named former Siemens executive Markus Schmitt-Fumian as its new CEO.
Together with COO Michael Knieling (News - Alert) and board member Usman Tahir, Schmitt-Fumian will be responsible for driving innovation and managing growth as snom continues to expand its global footprint in key markets.
“Markus has the business drive and extensive international management experience to further establish snom’s position as an innovator and leader in IP telephony, and to lead the company into its next phase of growth,” said Christian Friese, head of snom’s supervisory board.
Scott-Fumian will be replacing Brian J. Kelley, who was named CEO of the Berlin-based company just seven months ago, in December 2013. Kelley took over as CEO after previously working as manager of snom’s business in the Americas, working from the company's headquarters in Woburn, Mass. But in May of this year, he announced that he was leaving to take over as interim CEO for VoIP company Alteva (News - Alert), where Kelley has served as a member of the company's Board of Directors since November 2013.
Schmitt-Fumian was most recently senior vice president of business development and innovation at Gigaset AG, a developer of DECT (News - Alert) phones, where he managed new products, partnerships, alliances and distribution channels. Previously, he spent more than a decade in senior technology, innovation and product design roles at Siemens (News - Alert) AG.
“I look forward to broadening snom’s global presence and introducing a new generation of innovative products and solutions to the market,” said Schmitt-Fumian. “The company has long been at the forefront of IP telephony and has expanded internationally to many of the world’s most important markets. My goal is to build on our momentum, delivering products and solutions for businesses of every size to position snom as the clear leader in IP telephony.”
Edited by Maurice Nagle