UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 29, 2011
Openwave Systems Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-16073 | 94-3219054 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City, California 94063
(Address of principal executive offices)
(408) 480-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 29, 2011, Alan Park, Openwave’s Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, provided the Company with notice of his resignation as an officer of the Openwave Systems, such resignation to be effective as of April 1, 2011.
On April 4, Openwave Systems announced the appointment of John Charters, as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, replacing Alan Park. Mr. Charters has extensive sales leadership experience in the telecommunications industry, and most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at iPass, where he was responsible for Global Sales, Product Management, Product Development, Engineering and Customer Care. He also held a number of positions at Qwest, including Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Cyber Solutions (a joint venture with Qwest Communications and KPMG Consulting).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Openwave Systems Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Bruce K. Posey | |||
| Name: | Bruce K. Posey | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
Dated: April 4, 2011