Simon Wilkinson
Professional and educational background
Simon Wilkinson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Myriad in March 2009, following the acquisition of Purple Labs (where he held the same position) by Esmertec, creating Myriad.
Previously, he was CEO of Purple Labs SA from September 2007 to March 2009 and successfully drove that company’s acquisition of the Openwave Systems mobile software business and the Sagem Mobile applications business. He was the Founder of Magic4 Ltd in March 2000 and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Magic4 became the global market leader in mobile messaging software before being sold to Openwave Systems in August 2004. Earlier in his career, he worked for Philips in senior international sales roles from January 1996 to February 2000, and then raised venture funding of USD 21 million from 3i, Philips & Motorola to found Magic4 from Philips.
Simon Wilkinson was personally recognised as an Ernst & Young Emerging Entrepreneur of the year 2002.
Other activities and vested interests
Simon Wilkinson is a member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Group AG. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Mobilaris AB.