truphone, the mobile internet network operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Geraldine Wilson as CEO.

Geraldine joins from Yahoo! where she was VP and GM EMEA Connected Life, Yahoo!’s Mobile and Broadband division. She was previously with Vodafone where she held key board positions in the UK and Sweden, including CCO, MD UK Content Services and Director of Prepay UK. Geraldine is an INSEAD graduate.

The appointment marks a new phase of growth for Truphone, which will increasingly aim to attract ‘typical’ mobile phone users to its low-cost, mobile internet telephony service.

Truphone raised over US$30m in its 2008 B Round after having raised the largest European Series A funding of 2006 with support from Straub Ventures, Eden Ventures, Wellington Partners, Independent News & Media and Burda Digital Ventures, together with significant angel investors. John McMonigall of Apax is Chairman of the board.

About Truphone
The first true mobile internet network operator, Truphone allows users of Wi-Fi-enabled mobile phones to make and receive regular telephone calls, and to send and receive SMS [text] messages, using only a Wi-Fi connection and the internet. Although still in beta, it has already attracted tens of thousands of users in 149 countries. Truphone is the trading name of Software Cellular Network (SCN). SCN is privately owned, funded by both venture capital investment and angel investors.

For more information, please visit www.truphone.com