Six months after taking on the role of interim CEO, Stephen Gray was named as president and chief executive of U.S. tech firm Syniverse.
Gray, who joined the Syniverse board of directors following its acquisition by the Carlyle Group in January 2011, stepped into the breach in late August following the resignation of his predecessor Jeff Gordon.
At the time Syniverse indicated that Gray’s position was temporary and that it was seeking a replacement for Gordon. However, earlier this week it revealed that it has since deemed Gray to be the right man for the job.
"As interim president and CEO, Steve brought energy and focus to the business, led significant improvements to Syniverse’s operations, and reoriented the company around a strategy based on profitable growth, continued innovation, and investment in key areas to best address the needs of both our enterprise and mobile operator customers," said James Attwood, chairman of the Syniverse board, in a statement.
"We believe Steve’s leadership and knowledge of the business will propel Syniverse’s long-t erm success," Attwood said.
Meanwhile, Gray said he is "pleased and excited" to take the top job on a permanent basis.
"Thanks to the hard work of the mobile industry’s brightest employees combined with our unique assets and the support of the Carlyle Group, we have the right team and strategies in place to continue to enable our customers’ success, and I look forward to what’s ahead," he said.
