Management Team

Siamak Sarbaz (Founder and Chief Executive Officer)

With 22 years international experience, the vision and drive to build a global technology player and innovative standard bearer for the telecom Industry. A UK Graduate in EE, he gained his wide technical and management experience in companies such as BT Labs, Microtel (now Orange) and Nortel Matra where he held various technical, management and consulting posts, the last of which was as Chief Engineer prior to founding MYCOM. He has worked on large R&D software projects in Network Management arena to many first designs, implementations and operations of mobile networks across the world. In the past he has also held other posts in GSM SMG6 standards committees and contributed to the development of Telecom Management standards. His international experience include working in such diverse countries, as Taiwan, US, China, Thailand, UK, France, Indonesia and many others. Siamak founded MYCOM with the view to create an End-to-End solution provider that transforms mobile Operator businesses using technological innovations as its primary enabler.


Michael Clark (Chief Operating Officer)

Michael Clark is an international entrepreneurial leader with experience in the Information, Communication and Technology sectors. Michael has a successful track record working with high growth, transformation, acquisition and turnaround businesses. He has held Chief Executive, COO, Chairman and General Management positions for world class companies and investors.


Richard Hessler (President, MYCOM North America Inc)

Richard is a US Masters graduate.  He joined MYCOM in 2002.  With 20 years experience in financial, business planning and general management gained in financial services, acquisitions, banking and Telecoms working in US, Germany and worldwide.


Mounir Ladki (General Manager, Product Business Unit)

Mounir Ladki joined MYCOM in September 2001 and has led the software product business for 5 years, delivering the product to market and leading the development of the product organisation. Mounir has 12 years of international experience in technical and business management of leading edge mobile solutions. A high achiever and veteran of 3G solutions, he obtained many awards, including Nortel’s president award. Prior to joining MYCOM, Mounir worked at Nortel where he setup and managed the advanced engineering services group and then rose to the role of 3G pre-sales senior manager in APAC. During this period he designed solutions for more that 20 wireless operators worldwide in APAC, EMEA and US. He obtained a masters degree in electronic engineering with distinction from Supélec and a business degree from Sorbonne University.


Dr. Payam Taaghol (Managing Director, EMEA)

Dr. Payam Taaghol joined MYCOM in September 2005 and has more than 11 years of wireless telecommunication experience.. Prior to joining MYCOM, Payam headed and established several successful wireless technology and professional services divisions for a number of industry leaders, including Nortel, Bechtel Telecommunications and Wireless Facilities international in EMEA. Payam is well known and respected in the industry, particularly on 3G with more than 20 publications to his name. An advisor to corporations such as Vodafone and Ericsson on both operational and technical issues Payam is a long standing advisor, technical auditor and proposal evaluator for the European Commission’s research and development division, INSFO on system’s beyond 3G. Payam holds a BEng. Hons. (1st) from University of North London and a PhD from University of Surrey.


Surapong Watana (Managing Director, APAC)

Surapong Watana-akakarn joined MYCOM in 1999 and is responsible for APAC region including China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Surapong is also Country manager for Thailand. Prior to his present position, he was deputy country manager and Engineering & Operation director of MYCOM Taiwan. He also set up the MYCOM Thailand office in 2000. Prior to this Surapong was Area Operation Manager for Nokia-KGT project in Taiwan for the first full turnkey contract with Nokia project management. He was also oversaw program management and rollout of the Nokia-KGT phase I swap project which covered 300 swap sites from July to October 1999. Surapong has a degree in Electronic Engineering and a Masters in Finance.

 

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