Franco Monti becomes President of Smama
Franco Monti was elected as the new president of Smama. He succeeds Andreas Schönenberger. Smama has over 120 active members. Given the rapid growth of mobile Internet use, Monti expects interest in the association to increase.
Andreas Schönenberger, CEO of Salt, built up the association with Fritz Reust and the Board of Directors. "As Smama needs a president who is independent of mobile operators, I am happy to hand over my position to Franco Monti, a highly competent expert, particularly in the areas of mobile and technology. I am convinced that he will personally shape and further develop Smama and wish him every success," Schönenberger was quoted as saying in a press release on Friday.
After many years as a partner in international consulting companies, Franco Monti founded his own company, Monti Stampa Furrer & Partner, at the beginning of 2016, which also makes his experience available to the telecoms and media sectors, among others. He sees his role at Smama as follows: "mama and to provide members with additional, interesting offers.
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Smama sees itself as a competence center and driving force for the mobile networked world and the associated transformation of society and the economy in Switzerland. Monti sees significant growth potential for the association in the constantly growing use of the Internet via mobile and the Internet of Things.
Further changes to the Board of Directors were also confirmed at the Annual General Meeting at the Museum of Digital Art in Zurich. The Smama management changed at the turn of the year. Joachim Hagger, Partner and CEO of 4Quant and member of the Board of Directors of Netcetera, took over responsibility from Fritz Reust, co-founder and CEO of Smama, who remains on the Board. Manuel Michaud succeeds his Microsoft colleague Siwan Levy. Marion Marxer, marxerevolution, who will contribute her expertise in 'Digital Transition', is also a new member of Smama's management board. The annual financial statements were approved at the AGM and the actions of the Board of Directors were ratified and confirmed without dissenting votes.
