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Mio Adds to its Eastern Europe Team

2006-11-28 17:17 1632

Company Shows its Commitment to the Region

WARSAW, Poland, Nov. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Mio Technology Ltd.

(MTL), a leading worldwide supplier of handheld devices, announced today

that Mariusz Manowski is joining the company as Business Development

Director to oversee sales, as well as supporting PR and marketing

operations, in the fast growing Eastern Europe market covering Poland, the

Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania. With over 14 years of

experience in the IT industry, Mariusz Manowski comes to Mio from a position

as marketing director at Optimus SA, where he achieved a 600% increase in

notebook sales and 1000% growth in PDA sales during first year. Prior to

his work at Optimus SA, Manowski served as sales director at Action SA,

where he delivered outstanding sales for Actina-branded notebooks, which

captured 8% market share and a top 3 position in Poland after six months.

He has also worked at TCH Components SA as product manager, successfully

helping the company become the market leader among Polish PC motherboard

distributors.

Mariusz Manowski will be based in Warsaw, working closely with Mio's

Taipei headquarters to demonstrate Mio's commitment to providing innovative

GPS devices to local markets. According to the latest Canalys report, Mio

is the top GPS vendor in Central/Eastern Europe with over 50% market share,

and Mariusz Manowski's addition to the Mio team will further enhance Mio's

competitive position in the region.

Mariusz Manowski commented, "It's my pleasure to be a member of this

team. I have been working with Mio for many years, so I know Mio products

very well. With the market in this region growing fast, I will do my best

to promote Mio as the first brand people look to in Eastern Europe when they

want a GPS device."

About Mio Technology Ltd. (MTL)

Mio Technology Ltd. (MTL) maintains operations worldwide. Foreseeing

that the mobile lifestyle and mobile commerce will be mainstays of life in

the near future, the company is dedicated to the development of enabling

devices. Its main business is the sale of Mio DigiWalker mobile

communication products, such as smartphones, Pocket PCs and handheld GPS

systems.

For additional information on MTL and its products, please go to www.mio-

tech.com for more information.

Business Contact:

Mariusz Manowski, Business Development Director

Central Eastern Europe

Mio Technology Limited

Tel/Fax: +48-22-7014141

Email: m.manowski@mio-tech.com

Source: Mio Technology Limited
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