Brightpoint Inc. (CELL) announced that it has appointed Anurag Gupta as President of Brightpoint Europe, Middle East and Africa or EMEA effective January 1, 2010. Gupta who currently serves as Senior Vice President, Global Strategy, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for Brightpoint Inc., will succeed Anthony Boor, who has served as the Interim President of EMEA since June 2009.
Boor will resume his role as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Brightpoint, Inc. In light of Anurag's new assignment, Anthony Boor will be assuming all Investor Relations responsibilities. Gupta will be based at the Brightpoint EMEA regional headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.
Gupta joined Brightpoint as Senior Vice President of Global Strategy and Business Development in April of 2003. Before joining Brightpoint, he worked for Motorola, Inc. Gupta has 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in leadership roles at Motorola and Brightpoint in several business areas. He also has experience working in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America.
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